DatapathProvider
The datapath provider selects the implementation of the Kubernetes networking model for service resolution and network policy enforcement.
| Enums |
DATAPATH_PROVIDER_UNSPECIFIED |
Default value. |
LEGACY_DATAPATH |
Use the IPTables implementation based on kube-proxy. |
ADVANCED_DATAPATH |
Use the eBPF based GKE Dataplane V2 with additional features. See the GKE Dataplane V2 documentation for more. |
MIGRATE_TO_ADVANCED_DATAPATH |
Cluster has some existing nodes but new nodes should use ADVANCED_DATAPATH. |
MIGRATE_TO_LEGACY_DATAPATH |
Cluster has some existing nodes but new nodes should use LEGACY_DATAPATH. |
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