Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for VMware 1.31.400-gke.110 is now available for download

## Announcement ### Release 1.31.400-gke.110 Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for VMware 1.31.400-gke.110 is now available for [download](https://cloud.google.com/anthos/clusters/docs/on-prem/latest/downloads). To upgrade, see [Upgrade a cluster or a node pool](https://cloud.google.com/anthos/clusters/docs/on-prem/latest/how-to/upgrading). Google Distributed Cloud 1.31.400-gke.110 runs on Kubernetes v1.31.7-gke.800. If you are using a third-party storage vendor, check the [GDC Ready storage partners](https://cloud.google.com/anthos/docs/resources/partner-storage) document to make sure the storage vendor has already passed the qualification for this release. After a release, it takes approximately 7 to 14 days for the version to become available for use with [GKE On-Prem API clients](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/distributed-cloud/vmware/docs/how-to/cluster-lifecycle-management-tools): the Google Cloud console, the gcloud CLI, and Terraform. ## Change The following functional change was made in 1.31.400-gke.110: * Updated the cluster upgrade operation to keep only the three latest `kubeadm` backups of etcd and configuration information for a node. Previously, `kubeadm` kept node backups for every attempted upgrade. * Upgraded etcd to v3.4.33-0-gke.3. ## Fix The following fixes were made in 1.31.400-gke.110: * Fixed an issue where network interfaces were being leaked, preventing namespace deletion. * Fixed an issue that resulted in an excessive creation of periodic `kube-proxy-cleanup` jobs on cluster nodes with high pod utilization. * Fixed an issue that caused cluster creation to fail because kubelet restarted before required static pods are running. * Fixed an issue that allowed `bmctl reset` to run in situations where the reset resulted in the loss of quorum for control plane nodes. To run the command without enforcing the quorum, use the newly added `--bypass-quorum-check` flag. ## Fix The 1.31.400-gke.110 release includes many vulnerability fixes. For a list of all vulnerabilities fixed in this release, see [Vulnerability fixes](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/distributed-cloud/bare-metal/docs/vulnerabilities). ## Change For information about the latest known issues, see [Google Distributed Cloud for bare metal known issues](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/distributed-cloud/bare-metal/docs/troubleshooting/known-issues) in the Troubleshooting section.