DatapathProvider

The datapath provider selects the implementation of the Kubernetes networking model for service resolution and network policy enforcement.

Enums
`DATAPATH_PROVIDER_UNSPECIFIED`	Default value.
`LEGACY_DATAPATH`	Use the IPTables implementation based on kube-proxy.
`ADVANCED_DATAPATH`	Use the eBPF based GKE Dataplane V2 with additional features. See the GKE Dataplane V2 documentation for more.
`MIGRATE_TO_ADVANCED_DATAPATH`	Cluster has some existing nodes but new nodes should use ADVANCED_DATAPATH.
`MIGRATE_TO_LEGACY_DATAPATH`	Cluster has some existing nodes but new nodes should use LEGACY_DATAPATH.

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Last updated 2026-10-30 UTC.

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