Merge pull request #29386 from bridgetkromhout/dev-1.23

Promote IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack support to Stable in 1.23
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2021-11-20 11:04:59 -08:00
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@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ This means that containers within a `Pod` can all reach each other's ports on
usage, but this is no different from processes in a VM. This is called the
"IP-per-pod" model.
How this is implemented is a detail of the particular container runtime in use.
How this is implemented is a detail of the particular container runtime in use. Likewise, the networking option you choose may support [dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 networking](/docs/concepts/services-networking/dual-stack/); implementations vary.
It is possible to request ports on the `Node` itself which forward to your `Pod`
(called host ports), but this is a very niche operation. How that forwarding is
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ weight: 70
<!-- overview -->
{{< feature-state for_k8s_version="v1.21" state="beta" >}}
{{< feature-state for_k8s_version="v1.23" state="stable" >}}
IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack networking enables the allocation of both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses to {{< glossary_tooltip text="Pods" term_id="pod" >}} and {{< glossary_tooltip text="Services" term_id="service" >}}.
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ The following prerequisites are needed in order to utilize IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack
## Configure IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack
To use IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack, ensure the `IPv6DualStack` [feature gate](/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/feature-gates/) is enabled for the relevant components of your cluster. (Starting in 1.21, IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack defaults to enabled.)
To configure IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack, set dual-stack cluster network assignments:
* kube-apiserver:
@@ -65,9 +63,6 @@ An example of an IPv4 CIDR: `10.244.0.0/16` (though you would supply your own ad
An example of an IPv6 CIDR: `fdXY:IJKL:MNOP:15::/64` (this shows the format but is not a valid address - see [RFC 4193](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4193))
Starting in 1.21, IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack defaults to enabled.
You can disable it when necessary by specifying `--feature-gates="IPv6DualStack=false"`
on the kube-apiserver, kube-controller-manager, kubelet, and kube-proxy command line.
{{< /note >}}
## Services
@@ -81,7 +76,7 @@ set the `.spec.ipFamilyPolicy` field to one of the following values:
* `SingleStack`: Single-stack service. The control plane allocates a cluster IP for the Service, using the first configured service cluster IP range.
* `PreferDualStack`:
* Allocates IPv4 and IPv6 cluster IPs for the Service. (If the cluster has `--feature-gates="IPv6DualStack=false"`, this setting follows the same behavior as `SingleStack`.)
* Allocates IPv4 and IPv6 cluster IPs for the Service.
* `RequireDualStack`: Allocates Service `.spec.ClusterIPs` from both IPv4 and IPv6 address ranges.
* Selects the `.spec.ClusterIP` from the list of `.spec.ClusterIPs` based on the address family of the first element in the `.spec.ipFamilies` array.
@@ -124,7 +119,7 @@ These examples demonstrate the behavior of various dual-stack Service configurat
#### Dual-stack defaults on existing Services
These examples demonstrate the default behavior when dual-stack is newly enabled on a cluster where Services already exist. (Upgrading an existing cluster to 1.21 will enable dual-stack unless `--feature-gates="IPv6DualStack=false"` is set.)
These examples demonstrate the default behavior when dual-stack is newly enabled on a cluster where Services already exist. (Upgrading an existing cluster to 1.21 or beyond will enable dual-stack.)
1. When dual-stack is enabled on a cluster, existing Services (whether `IPv4` or `IPv6`) are configured by the control plane to set `.spec.ipFamilyPolicy` to `SingleStack` and set `.spec.ipFamilies` to the address family of the existing Service. The existing Service cluster IP will be stored in `.spec.ClusterIPs`.
@@ -127,8 +127,6 @@ different Kubernetes components.
| `InTreePluginGCEUnregister` | `false` | Alpha | 1.21 | |
| `InTreePluginOpenStackUnregister` | `false` | Alpha | 1.21 | |
| `InTreePluginvSphereUnregister` | `false` | Alpha | 1.21 | |
| `IPv6DualStack` | `false` | Alpha | 1.15 | 1.20 |
| `IPv6DualStack` | `true` | Beta | 1.21 | |
| `JobMutableNodeSchedulingDirectives` | `true` | Beta | 1.23 | |
| `JobTrackingWithFinalizers` | `false` | Alpha | 1.22 | 1.22 |
| `JobTrackingWithFinalizers` | `true` | Beta | 1.23 | |
@@ -331,6 +329,9 @@ different Kubernetes components.
| `IngressClassNamespacedParams` | `true` | GA | 1.23 | - |
| `Initializers` | `false` | Alpha | 1.7 | 1.13 |
| `Initializers` | - | Deprecated | 1.14 | - |
| `IPv6DualStack` | `false` | Alpha | 1.15 | 1.20 |
| `IPv6DualStack` | `true` | Beta | 1.21 | 1.22 |
| `IPv6DualStack` | `true` | GA | 1.23 | - |
| `KubeletConfigFile` | `false` | Alpha | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| `KubeletConfigFile` | - | Deprecated | 1.10 | - |
| `KubeletPluginsWatcher` | `false` | Alpha | 1.11 | 1.11 |
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ min-kubernetes-server-version: 1.21
<!-- overview -->
{{< feature-state for_k8s_version="v1.21" state="beta" >}}
{{< feature-state for_k8s_version="v1.23" state="stable" >}}
Your Kubernetes cluster can run in [dual-stack](/docs/concepts/services-networking/dual-stack/) networking mode, which means that cluster networking lets you use either address family. In a dual-stack cluster, the control plane can assign both an IPv4 address and an IPv6 address to a single {{< glossary_tooltip text="Pod" term_id="pod" >}} or a {{< glossary_tooltip text="Service" term_id="service" >}}.
Your Kubernetes cluster includes [dual-stack](/docs/concepts/services-networking/dual-stack/) networking, which means that cluster networking lets you use either address family. In a cluster, the control plane can assign both an IPv4 address and an IPv6 address to a single {{< glossary_tooltip text="Pod" term_id="pod" >}} or a {{< glossary_tooltip text="Service" term_id="service" >}}.
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@@ -28,10 +28,8 @@ The size of the IP address allocations should be suitable for the number of Pods
Services that you are planning to run.
{{< note >}}
If you are upgrading an existing cluster then, by default, the `kubeadm upgrade` command
changes the [feature gate](/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/feature-gates/)
`IPv6DualStack` to `true` if that is not already enabled.
However, `kubeadm` does not support making modifications to the pod IP address range
If you are upgrading an existing cluster with the `kubeadm upgrade` command,
`kubeadm` does not support making modifications to the pod IP address range
(“cluster CIDR”) nor to the cluster's Service address range (“Service CIDR”).
{{< /note >}}
@@ -51,8 +49,6 @@ To make things clearer, here is an example kubeadm [configuration file](https://
---
apiVersion: kubeadm.k8s.io/v1beta3
kind: ClusterConfiguration
featureGates:
IPv6DualStack: true
networking:
podSubnet: 10.244.0.0/16,2001:db8:42:0::/56
serviceSubnet: 10.96.0.0/16,2001:db8:42:1::/112
@@ -132,23 +128,15 @@ kubeadm join --config=kubeadm-config.yaml
### Create a single-stack cluster
{{< note >}}
Enabling the dual-stack feature doesn't mean that you need to use dual-stack addressing.
Dual-stack support doesn't mean that you need to use dual-stack addressing.
You can deploy a single-stack cluster that has the dual-stack networking feature enabled.
{{< /note >}}
In 1.21 the `IPv6DualStack` feature is Beta and the feature gate is defaulted to `true`. To disable the feature you must configure the feature gate to `false`. Note that once the feature is GA, the feature gate will be removed.
```shell
kubeadm init --feature-gates IPv6DualStack=false
```
To make things more clear, here is an example kubeadm [configuration file](https://pkg.go.dev/k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kubeadm/app/apis/kubeadm/v1beta3) `kubeadm-config.yaml` for the single-stack control plane node.
```yaml
apiVersion: kubeadm.k8s.io/v1beta3
kind: ClusterConfiguration
featureGates:
IPv6DualStack: false
networking:
podSubnet: 10.244.0.0/16
serviceSubnet: 10.96.0.0/16
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ reviewers:
- lachie83
- khenidak
- bridgetkromhout
min-kubernetes-server-version: v1.20
min-kubernetes-server-version: v1.23
title: Validate IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack
content_type: task
---
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ This document shares how to validate IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack enabled Kubernetes clu
{{< version-check >}}
{{< note >}}
While you can validate with an earlier version, the feature is only GA and officially supported since v1.23.
{{< /note >}}
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