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# How To Change calicoIpIpMode to Never in Existing PMK Cluster

## Problem

How to change calicoIpIpMode to Never in an existing PMK cluster?

## Environment

* Platform9 Managed Kubernetes - v5.2 and Higher
* Calico CNI

## Procedure

For example, consider a single master node Calico CNI cluster created with `calicoIpIpMode` as `Always`.

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```bash
# cat /etc/pf9/kube.env | grep -i "CALICO_IPIP_MODE"
export CALICO_IPIP_MODE="Always"
```

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Reference: [How-To Run Calicoctl Commands](https://platform9.com/kb/kubernetes/how-to-run-calicoctl-commands)

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```bash
# /opt/pf9/pf9-kube/bin/calicoctl get ippools default-ipv4-ippool
NAME                  CIDR           SELECTOR
default-ipv4-ippool   10.20.0.0/16   all()
```

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```bash
# /opt/pf9/pf9-kube/bin/calicoctl get ippools default-ipv4-ippool --export -o yaml > default-ipv4-ippool.yaml
```

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```bash
# cat default-ipv4-ippool.yaml
apiVersion: projectcalico.org/v3
kind: IPPool
metadata:
  creationTimestamp: null
  name: default-ipv4-ippool
spec:
  blockSize: 26
  cidr: 10.20.0.0/16
  ipipMode: Always
  natOutgoing: true
  nodeSelector: all()
  vxlanMode: Never
```

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Change the `ipipMode` from `Always` to `Never` & apply the change. Once this is done, the change will get updated on the routing table of all nodes part of the cluster.

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```bash
# cat default-ipv4-ippool.yaml
apiVersion: projectcalico.org/v3
kind: IPPool
metadata:
  creationTimestamp: null
  name: default-ipv4-ippool
spec:
  blockSize: 26
  cidr: 10.20.0.0/16
  ipipMode: Never
  natOutgoing: true
  nodeSelector: all()
  vxlanMode: Never
```

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```bash
# /opt/pf9/pf9-kube/bin/calicoctl apply -f default-ipv4-ippool.yaml
Successfully applied 1 'IPPool' resource(s)
```

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**Note**

As long as the IPPool object exists in the cluster, independently of the changed contents, it will not be recreated post cluster upgrade. However, as good practice, one can also opt to update the value in Qbert DB, so that when the next upgrade/reboot of the stack happens, the information displayed for the cluster with regards to the calico properties is up to date. Please reach out to [Platform9 Support](https://support.platform9.com/hc/en-us) to get the change implemented in Qbert DB for SaaS customers.
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