Add-on compatibility

kube-proxy EKS compatibility checks

kube-proxy is a AWS managed dependency to validate before and after Amazon EKS control-plane upgrades. Should generally track the cluster minor version to avoid networking edge cases.

Why this add-on matters

  • Should generally track the cluster minor version to avoid networking edge cases.
  • Add-on type: AWS managed.
  • Primary source: Amazon EKS kube-proxy add-on.

Preflight commands

  • kubectl -n kube-system get daemonset kube-proxy -o wide

Upgrade validation

  • Confirm kube-proxy is installed and owned by the expected delivery mechanism.
  • Review version compatibility and release notes before changing the EKS control plane.
  • Run workload smoke tests that exercise this add-on after each control-plane hop.
  • Capture output in the change packet with any exceptions or follow-up work.