Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for VMware 1.34.400-gke.88 is now available

## Announcement Announcement Google Distributed Cloud (software only) for VMware 1.34.400-gke.88 is now available for download. To upgrade, see [Upgrade clusters](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/distributed-cloud/vmware/docs/how-to/upgrading). Google Distributed Cloud 1.34.400-gke.88 runs on Kubernetes v1.34.6-gke.200. If you are using a third-party storage vendor, check the Google Distributed Cloud-ready storage partners 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: the Google Cloud console, the gcloud CLI, and Terraform. ## Fix Fixed The following issues were fixed in 1.34.400-gke.88: * Fixed vulnerabilities listed in [Vulnerability fixes](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/distributed-cloud/vmware/docs/vulnerabilities). * Fixed an issue where the `gkectl check-config` command failed during preflight checks when bundled ingress was disabled and the`loadBalancer.vips.ingressVIP` field was left blank. This failure occurred because the validation process incorrectly attempted to generate a network configuration for test VMs using the empty VIP, resulting in an invalid command (such as `ip addr add /32`) and causing test VM initialization to fail. * Resolved an issue that caused VMware cluster upgrades from non-advanced clusters to advanced clusters to get stuck. The system attempted to update immutable fields in the Hub membership. With this fix, the cluster operator preserves the original membership fields during the upgrade process instead of attempting to overwrite them so that the migration to an advanced cluster completes successfully.