The Mixed Version Proxy in Kubernetes 1.36 moves to Beta as a default feature, improving cluster upgrade safety.
- •MVP proxies requests for unknown resources to capable peer API servers, preventing incorrect 404 errors during upgrades.
- •Evolved from StorageVersion API to Aggregated Discovery, supporting CRDs and aggregated APIs without limitations.
- •Peer-Aggregated Discovery merges discovery data from all peer servers, providing clients complete cluster API visibility.
- •Critical configuration: --peer-ca-file flag for TLS authentication between peer API servers.
- •Test in staging environments and verify API server flags before upgrading to v1.36.
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