Variants & Kernels

Kernel versions and parameters specific for each Bottlerocket variant

See Update Policy in the Security Features document on GitHub for information on when and how Bottlerocket applies security patches to variants.

Variant	Kernel Version	Kernel Parameters
`aws-dev--1.16.`	6.1	`console=tty0` `console=ttyS0,115200n8` `crashkernel=2G-:256M` `net.ifnames=0` `netdog.default-interface=eth0:dhcp4,dhcp6?` `quiet`
`aws-ecs-1--1.16.`	5.10	`console=tty0` `console=ttyS0,115200n8` `net.ifnames=0` `netdog.default-interface=eth0:dhcp4,dhcp6?` `quiet`
`aws-ecs-1-nvidia--1.16.`	5.10	`console=tty0` `console=ttyS0,115200n8` `net.ifnames=0` `netdog.default-interface=eth0:dhcp4,dhcp6?` `quiet`
`aws-ecs-2--1.16.`	6.1	`console=tty0` `console=ttyS0,115200n8` `net.ifnames=0` `netdog.default-interface=eth0:dhcp4,dhcp6?` `quiet`
`aws-ecs-2-nvidia--1.16.`	6.1	`console=tty0` `console=ttyS0,115200n8` `net.ifnames=0` `netdog.default-interface=eth0:dhcp4,dhcp6?` `quiet`
`aws-k8s-1.23--1.16.`	5.10	`console=tty0` `console=ttyS0,115200n8` `net.ifnames=0` `netdog.default-interface=eth0:dhcp4,dhcp6?` `quiet`
`aws-k8s-1.23-nvidia--1.16.`	5.10	`console=tty0` `console=ttyS0,115200n8` `net.ifnames=0` `netdog.default-interface=eth0:dhcp4,dhcp6?` `quiet`
`aws-k8s-1.24--1.16.`	5.15	`console=tty0` `console=ttyS0,115200n8` `net.ifnames=0` `netdog.default-interface=eth0:dhcp4,dhcp6?` `quiet`
`aws-k8s-1.24-nvidia--1.16.`	5.15	`console=tty0` `console=ttyS0,115200n8` `net.ifnames=0` `netdog.default-interface=eth0:dhcp4,dhcp6?` `quiet`
`aws-k8s-1.25--1.16.`	5.15	`console=tty0` `console=ttyS0,115200n8` `net.ifnames=0` `netdog.default-interface=eth0:dhcp4,dhcp6?` `quiet`
`aws-k8s-1.25-nvidia--1.16.`	5.15	`console=tty0` `console=ttyS0,115200n8` `net.ifnames=0` `netdog.default-interface=eth0:dhcp4,dhcp6?` `quiet`
`aws-k8s-1.26--1.16.`	5.15	`console=tty0` `console=ttyS0,115200n8` `net.ifnames=0` `netdog.default-interface=eth0:dhcp4,dhcp6?` `quiet`
`aws-k8s-1.26-nvidia--1.16.`	5.15	`console=tty0` `console=ttyS0,115200n8` `net.ifnames=0` `netdog.default-interface=eth0:dhcp4,dhcp6?` `quiet`
`aws-k8s-1.27--1.16.`	5.15	`console=tty0` `console=ttyS0,115200n8` `net.ifnames=0` `netdog.default-interface=eth0:dhcp4,dhcp6?` `quiet`
`aws-k8s-1.27-nvidia--1.16.`	5.15	`console=tty0` `console=ttyS0,115200n8` `net.ifnames=0` `netdog.default-interface=eth0:dhcp4,dhcp6?` `quiet`
`aws-k8s-1.28--1.16.`	6.1	`console=tty0` `console=ttyS0,115200n8` `net.ifnames=0` `netdog.default-interface=eth0:dhcp4,dhcp6?` `quiet`
`aws-k8s-1.28-nvidia--1.16.`	6.1	`console=tty0` `console=ttyS0,115200n8` `net.ifnames=0` `netdog.default-interface=eth0:dhcp4,dhcp6?` `quiet`
`metal-dev--1.16.`	6.1	`crashkernel=2G-:256M`
`metal-k8s-1.24--1.16.`	5.15	`crashkernel=2G-:256M`
`metal-k8s-1.25--1.16.`	5.15	`crashkernel=2G-:256M`
`metal-k8s-1.26--1.16.`	5.15	`crashkernel=2G-:256M`
`metal-k8s-1.27--1.16.`	5.15	`crashkernel=2G-:256M`
`metal-k8s-1.28--1.16.`	6.1	`crashkernel=2G-:256M`
`vmware-dev--1.16.`	6.1	`console=tty1` `crashkernel=2G-:256M` `net.ifnames=0` `netdog.default-interface=eth0:dhcp4,dhcp6?` `quiet`
`vmware-k8s-1.24--1.16.`	5.15	`console=tty1` `crashkernel=2G-:256M` `net.ifnames=0` `netdog.default-interface=eth0:dhcp4,dhcp6?` `quiet`
`vmware-k8s-1.25--1.16.`	5.15	`console=tty1` `crashkernel=2G-:256M` `net.ifnames=0` `netdog.default-interface=eth0:dhcp4,dhcp6?` `quiet`
`vmware-k8s-1.26--1.16.`	5.15	`console=tty1` `crashkernel=2G-:256M` `net.ifnames=0` `netdog.default-interface=eth0:dhcp4,dhcp6?` `quiet`
`vmware-k8s-1.27--1.16.`	5.15	`console=tty1` `crashkernel=2G-:256M` `net.ifnames=0` `netdog.default-interface=eth0:dhcp4,dhcp6?` `quiet`
`vmware-k8s-1.28--1.16.`	6.1	`console=tty1` `crashkernel=2G-:256M` `net.ifnames=0` `netdog.default-interface=eth0:dhcp4,dhcp6?` `quiet`