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Enable IPVS Mode in Kube Proxy on a ready Kubernetes Local Cluster

I want to enable the Kube-proxy mode to IPVS in the existing cluster. currently, it is running on IPtables. how can I change it to IPVS without affecting the existing workload?

I have already installed all the required modules to enable it. Also, my cluster is installed using kubeadm but, I have not used the configuration file during installation. what should be the command exactly to enable the IPVS on my cluster.

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Solution

  • Edit the configmap

    kubectl edit configmap kube-proxy -n kube-system

    change mode from "" to ipvs

    mode: ipvs

    Kill any kube-proxy pods

    kubectl get po -n kube-system
kubectl delete po -n kube-system <pod-name>

    Verify kube-proxy is started with ipvs proxier

    kubectl logs [kube-proxy pod] | grep "Using ipvs Proxier"