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| reviewers | title | content_type | min-kubernetes-server-version | |
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Enabling Topology Aware Hints | task | 1.21 |
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Topology Aware Hints enable topology aware routing with topology hints included in {{< glossary_tooltip text="EndpointSlices" term_id="endpoint-slice" >}}. This approach tries to keep traffic close to where it originated from; you might do this to reduce costs, or to improve network performance.
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The following prerequisite is needed in order to enable topology aware hints:
- Configure the {{< glossary_tooltip text="kube-proxy" term_id="kube-proxy" >}} to run in iptables mode or IPVS mode
- Ensure that you have not disabled EndpointSlices
Enable Topology Aware Hints
To enable service topology hints, enable the TopologyAwareHints feature
gate for the
kube-apiserver, kube-controller-manager, and kube-proxy:
--feature-gates="TopologyAwareHints=true"
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- Read about Topology Aware Hints for Services
- Read Connecting Applications with Services