This topic introduces managed-kube-proxy-windows and describes the usage notes and release notes for managed-kube-proxy-windows.

Introduction

managed-kube-proxy-windows is a containerized kube-proxy used by managed Kubernetes clusters. managed-kube-proxy-windows manages the endpoints of Services on Windows nodes, including internal endpoints and external endpoints.

Usage notes

When the system creates a managed Kubernetes cluster, managed-kube-proxy-windows is automatically deployed as a DaemonSet in the cluster. managed-kube-proxy-windows is reliant on the privileged proxy processes on Windows nodes. managed-kube-proxy-windows can be deployed only on Windows nodes that are added with the windows.alibabacloud.com/deployment-topology=2.0 label. The following section describes the rules for adding the windows.alibabacloud.com/deployment-topology=2.0 label to Windows nodes:
  • If the Kubernetes version of your cluster is 1.20.4 or later, the windows.alibabacloud.com/deployment-topology=2.0 label is automatically added to Windows nodes when you create the Windows nodes. If the label is not added to the Windows nodes, you can manually add the windows.alibabacloud.com/deployment-topology=2.0 label to the Windows nodes.
  • If the Kubernetes version of your cluster is earlier than 1.20.4, the windows.alibabacloud.com/deployment-topology=2.0 label is not added to Windows nodes when you create the Window nodes. You cannot manually add the windows.alibabacloud.com/deployment-topology=2.0 label to the Windows nodes.

If your cluster does not contain Windows nodes or the Windows nodes in your cluster do not have the windows.alibabacloud.com/deployment-topology=2.0 label, no replicated pods are provisioned for managed-kube-proxy-windows.

If no replicated pods are provisioned for managed-kube-proxy-windows on a Windows node with the windows.alibabacloud.com/deployment-topology=2.0 label, you must manually install managed-kube-proxy-windows.
  1. Log on to the ACK console.
  2. In the left-side navigation pane of the ACK console, click Clusters.
  3. On the Clusters page, find the cluster that you want to manage. Then, click the name of the cluster or click Details in the Actions column.
  4. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Operations > Add-ons.
  5. On the Add-ons page, find managed-kube-proxy-windows and click Install.
  6. In the message that appears, click OK.

Release notes

August 2021

Version Image address Release date Description Impact
v1.20.4-aliyun.1 registry-vpc.${region}.aliyuncs.com/acs/kube-proxy-windows:v1.20.4-aliyun.1 2021-08-22
  • The base images are updated. The original version numbers are overwritten.
  • The following Windows operating systems are supported: Windows Server version 1809 (10.0.17763.2114), Windows Server version 1909 (10.0.18363.1556), and Windows Server version 2004 (10.0.19041.1165).
No impact on workloads.
v1.18.8-aliyun.1 registry-vpc.${region}.aliyuncs.com/acs/kube-proxy-windows:v1.18.8-aliyun.1 2021-08-20
  • The base images are updated. The original version numbers are overwritten.
  • The following Windows operating systems are supported: Windows Server version 1809 (10.0.17763.2114), Windows Server version 1909 (10.0.18363.1556), and Windows Server version 2004 (10.0.19041.1165).
No impact on workloads.
v1.16.9-aliyun.1 registry-vpc.${region}.aliyuncs.com/acs/kube-proxy-windows:v1.16.9-aliyun.1 2021-08-20
  • The base images are updated. The original version numbers are overwritten.
  • The following Windows operating systems are supported: Windows Server version 1809 (10.0.17763.2114), Windows Server version 1909 (10.0.18363.1556), and Windows Server version 2004 (10.0.19041.1165).
No impact on workloads.

July 2021

Version Image address Release date Description Impact
v1.20.4-aliyun.1 registry-vpc.${region}.aliyuncs.com/acs/kube-proxy-windows:v1.20.4-aliyun.1 2021-07-05
  • The base images are updated. The original version numbers are overwritten.
  • The following Windows operating systems are supported: Windows Server version 1809 (10.0.17763.1999), Windows Server version 1909 (10.0.18363.1556), and Windows Server version 2004 (10.0.19041.1052).
No impact on workloads.
v1.18.8-aliyun.1 registry-vpc.${region}.aliyuncs.com/acs/kube-proxy-windows:v1.18.8-aliyun.1 2021-07-05
  • The base images are updated. The original version numbers are overwritten.
  • The following Windows operating systems are supported: Windows Server version 1809 (10.0.17763.1999), Windows Server version 1909 (10.0.18363.1556), and Windows Server version 2004 (10.0.19041.1052).
No impact on workloads.
v1.16.9-aliyun.1 registry-vpc.${region}.aliyuncs.com/acs/kube-proxy-windows:v1.16.9-aliyun.1 2021-07-05
  • The base images are updated. The original version numbers are overwritten.
  • The following Windows operating systems are supported: Windows Server version 1809 (10.0.17763.1999), Windows Server version 1909 (10.0.18363.1556), and Windows Server version 2004 (10.0.19041.1052).
No impact on workloads.

June 2021

Version Image address Release date Description Impact
v1.20.4-aliyun.1 registry-vpc.${region}.aliyuncs.com/acs/kube-proxy-windows:v1.20.4-aliyun.1 2021-06-17
  • The base images are updated. The original version numbers are overwritten.
  • The following Windows systems are supported: Windows Server version 1809 (10.0.17763.1935), Windows Server version 1909 (10.0.18363.1556), and Windows Server version 2004 (10.0.19041.985).
No impact on workloads.
v1.18.8-aliyun.1 registry-vpc.${region}.aliyuncs.com/acs/kube-proxy-windows:v1.18.8-aliyun.1 2021-06-17
  • The base images are updated. The original version numbers are overwritten.
  • The following Windows systems are supported: Windows Server version 1809 (10.0.17763.1935), Windows Server version 1909 (10.0.18363.1556), and Windows Server version 2004 (10.0.19041.985).
No impact on workloads.
v1.16.9-aliyun.1 registry-vpc.${region}.aliyuncs.com/acs/kube-proxy-windows:v1.16.9-aliyun.1 2021-06-17
  • The base images are updated. The original version numbers are overwritten.
  • The following Windows systems are supported: Windows Server version 1809 (10.0.17763.1935), Windows Server version 1909 (10.0.18363.1556), and Windows Server version 2004 (10.0.19041.985).
No impact on workloads.

April 2021

Version Image address Release date Description Impact
v1.20.4-aliyun.1 registry-vpc.${region}.aliyuncs.com/acs/kube-proxy-windows:v1.20.4-aliyun.1 2021-04-23
  • Rancher Wins is automatically installed on a Windows node with the windows.alibabacloud.com/deployment-topology=2.0 label. You can deploy kube-proxy 1.20.4-aliyun.1 on a Windows node by using Rancher Wins.
  • The following Windows operating systems are supported: Windows Server version 1809 (10.0.17763), Windows Server version 1909 (10.0.18363.1440), and Windows Server version 2004 (10.0.19041.867).
No impact on workloads.
v1.18.8-aliyun.1 registry-vpc.${region}.aliyuncs.com/acs/kube-proxy-windows:v1.18.8-aliyun.1 2021-04-23
  • Rancher Wins is automatically installed on a Windows node with the windows.alibabacloud.com/deployment-topology=2.0 label. You can deploy kube-proxy 1.18.8-aliyun.1 on a Windows node by using Rancher Wins.
  • The following Windows operating systems are supported: Windows Server version 1809 (10.0.17763), Windows Server version 1909 (10.0.18363.1440), and Windows Server version 2004 (10.0.19041.867).
No impact on workloads.
v1.16.9-aliyun.1 registry-vpc.${region}.aliyuncs.com/acs/kube-proxy-windows:v1.16.9-aliyun.1 2021-04-23
  • Rancher Wins is automatically installed on a Windows node with the windows.alibabacloud.com/deployment-topology=2.0 label. You can deploy kube-proxy v1.16.9-aliyun.1 on a Windows node by using Rancher Wins. The following Windows operating systems are supported: Windows Server version 1809 (10.0.17763), Windows Server version 1909 (10.0.18363.1440), and Windows Server 2004 (10.0.19041.867).
  • The following Windows systems are supported: Windows Server Release 1809 (10.0.17763), Windows Server Release 1909 (10.0.18363.1440), and Windows Server Release 2004 (10.0.19041.867).
No impact on workloads.