diff --git a/content/en/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/enabling-endpoint-slices.md b/content/en/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/enabling-endpoint-slices.md index 080edd26cd355..8ddc85e707007 100644 --- a/content/en/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/enabling-endpoint-slices.md +++ b/content/en/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/enabling-endpoint-slices.md @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ network endpoints, they will be split into multiple smaller Endpoint Slice resources instead of a single large Endpoints resource. ## Enabling Endpoint Slices + As an alpha feature, Endpoint Slices are not enabled by default in Kubernetes. Enabling Endpoint Slices requires as many as 3 changes to Kubernetes cluster configuration. @@ -49,3 +50,9 @@ EndpointSlice resources for each Endpoints resource. In addition to supporting existing Endpoints functionality, Endpoint Slices should include new bits of information such as topology. They will allow for greater scalability and extensibility of network endpoints in your cluster. + +## Endpoints Still Required + +Although Endpoint Slices may eventually replace Endpoints, many Kubernetes +components still rely on Endpoints. For now, enabling Endpoint Slices should be +seen as an addition to Endpoints in a cluster, not a replacement for them. \ No newline at end of file