Requirements

Linux Requirements

Kernel Version

Minimum: Linux kernel v5.10 (Amazon 2 Linux).

Recommended: v6.2 or higher.

Architectures

• x86_64

• aarch64

eBPF support

Modern distributions (Ubuntu 22.04+, RHEL 9+, etc.) usually provide full eBPF support.

To verify, check if the following kernel configs are enabled:

• CONFIG_BPF=y

• CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL=y

• CONFIG_HAVE_EBPF_JIT=y

zcat /proc/config.gz | grep BPF

Alternatively, install bpftool and run:

bpftool feature probe

Look for BPF and JIT features marked as “available”.

Privileges & Capabilities

Root access required.

• Capabilities needed:

  • CAP_BPF (primary, present in kernel 5.8+)

  • CAP_SYS_ADMIN (fallback for older kernels or tools)

  • CAP_PERFMON (performance monitoring)

  • CAP_NET_ADMIN (network observability)

How to verify:

Check current capabilities:

capsh --print | grep cap_

For containerized environments, ensure capabilities are not dropped (see Kubernetes docs or Docker docs).

Kubernetes Requirements

Cluster Version

• Minimum: Kubernetes 1.16+

• Check version:

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  kubectl version --short

Kubectl Configuration

• Ensure kubectl is installed and configured to communicate with the target cluster:

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  kubectl cluster-info

• You should receive cluster details, not errors.

Cluster Capabilities

• For cluster-wide deployments, confirm permission to create privileged DaemonSets and grant required Linux capabilities.

• If using managed services (EKS, GKE, AKS), ensure nodes support eBPF and required kernel capabilities (see cloud provider documentation).

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