Self-Managed: Amazon VPC CNI plugin for Kubernetes

Install the Amazon VPC CNI plugin for Kubernetes as an AWS add-on.

What are AWS add-ons?

AWS add-ons are built, validated, and maintained by AWS. These add-ons receive regular security patches and updates through AWS service teams. AWS add-ons are published directly through AWS service endpoints and undergo continuous security scanning. AWS add-ons help you implement essential cluster services or integrate with other AWS services.

For more information on AWS add-ons, see AWS add-ons.

Installing

For details on installing Amazon VPC CNI plugin for Kubernetes add-on, please refer to the documentation

Parameters

When installing the VPC CNI, you will find more efficient usage of IP addresses by using these values:

{
  "env": {
    "MINIMUM_IP_TARGET": "4",
    "WARM_IP_TARGET": "2"
  }
}