CNI Integrations

What is CNI?

CNI (Container Network Interface) is a specification for writing plugins to configure network interfaces for Linux containers, along with a number of supported plugins. CNI concerns itself only with network connectivity of containers and removing allocated resources when the container is deleted. Because of this focus, CNI has a wide range of support and the specification is simple to implement.

For more information on CNI refer to the CNI Github page

PMK Supported Plugins

Platform9 Managed Kubernetes supports following CNI plugins today:

Calico (Preferred CNI)

Calico is a popular Layer 3 based networking solution that is used to interconnect virtual machines or Linux containers with the help of virtual routers. See Calico CNI for more information on Calico integration with Managed Kubernetes.

Flannel

Flannel is a very simple overlay network that provides an easy way to configure a layer 3 network fabric designed for Kubernetes. See Flannel CNI for more information on Flannel integration with Managed Kubernetes.