diff --git a/docs/install/network_options.md b/docs/install/network_options.md index 463e10cb..075d83ef 100644 --- a/docs/install/network_options.md +++ b/docs/install/network_options.md @@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ This page focuses on the network options available when setting up RKE2: ## Install a CNI plugin +RKE2 integrates with four different CNI plugins: Canal, Cilium, Calico and Flannel. Note that only Calico and Flannel are options for RKE2 deployments with Windows nodes. + The next tabs inform how to deploy each CNI plugin and override the default options: @@ -154,6 +156,17 @@ For more information about values available for the Calico chart, please refer t Calico requires the iptables or xtables-nft package to be installed on the node. ::: + + +Starting with RKE2 2024 Feb release (v1.29.2, v1.28.7, v1.27.11, v1.26.14), Flannel can be deployed as the CNI plugin. To do so, pass `flannel` as the value of the `--cni` flag. + +:::note +Only vxlan backend is supported at this point +::: + +:::warning +Flannel does not support network policies. Therefore, it is not recommended for hardened installations +::: @@ -183,6 +196,11 @@ Cilium automatically detects the RKE2 configuration for dual-stack and does not Calico automatically detects the RKE2 configuration for dual-stack and does not need any extra configuration. When deployed in dual-stack mode, it creates two different ippool resources. Note that when using dual-stack, calico leverages BGP instead of VXLAN encapsulation. Dual-stack and BGP are currently not supported in the windows installations of RKE2. + + + +Flannel automatically detects the RKE2 configuration for dual-stack and does not need any extra configuration. + diff --git a/docs/install/requirements.md b/docs/install/requirements.md index 7b8919d8..e9bb4d09 100644 --- a/docs/install/requirements.md +++ b/docs/install/requirements.md @@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ If you wish to utilize the metrics server, you will need to open port 10250 on e | TCP | 9099 | All RKE2 nodes | All RKE2 nodes | Canal CNI health checks | UDP | 51820 | All RKE2 nodes | All RKE2 nodes | Canal CNI with WireGuard IPv4 | UDP | 51821 | All RKE2 nodes | All RKE2 nodes | Canal CNI with WireGuard IPv6/dual-stack +| UDP | 4789 | All RKE2 nodes | All RKE2 nodes | Flannel CNI with VXLAN ### Windows Specific Inbound Network Rules