From dcb384c377163ca988901e8e8f1b97142ef7421b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hao Wang Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:22:50 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update auto-mode.adoc - uto Mode will be enabled by default in an upcoming release of eksctl --- docs/clusters/auto-mode.adoc | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/clusters/auto-mode.adoc b/docs/clusters/auto-mode.adoc index 2f3f435..4e5584b 100644 --- a/docs/clusters/auto-mode.adoc +++ b/docs/clusters/auto-mode.adoc @@ -1,5 +1,14 @@ [.topic] [#auto-mode] +> **⚠️ UPCOMING BEHAVIOR CHANGE** +> +> Auto Mode will be enabled by default in an upcoming release of eksctl. +> This means managed node groups will no longer be created by default when creating clusters. +> +> **If you want to maintain the current behavior** (Auto Mode disabled with managed node groups), +> you must explicitly set `autoModeConfig.enabled: false` in your cluster configuration. +> +> This change affects clusters created without an explicit `autoModeConfig` section. = EKS Auto Mode eksctl supports link:eks/latest/userguide/automode.html["EKS Auto Mode",type="documentation"], a feature that extends AWS management of Kubernetes clusters beyond the cluster itself, From eeb61785a3db8b0d177d19a655dc0aafa2060a57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hao Wang Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 10:18:21 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] including default behaviors for creating VPC CNI, CoreDNS, kube-proxy --- docs/clusters/auto-mode.adoc | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/clusters/auto-mode.adoc b/docs/clusters/auto-mode.adoc index 4e5584b..0646789 100644 --- a/docs/clusters/auto-mode.adoc +++ b/docs/clusters/auto-mode.adoc @@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ > Auto Mode will be enabled by default in an upcoming release of eksctl. > This means managed node groups will no longer be created by default when creating clusters. > -> **If you want to maintain the current behavior** (Auto Mode disabled with managed node groups), +> **If you want to maintain the current behavior** (creating managed node groups and networking add-ons - VPC-CNI, CoreDNS, kube-proxy by default), > you must explicitly set `autoModeConfig.enabled: false` in your cluster configuration. > > This change affects clusters created without an explicit `autoModeConfig` section. + = EKS Auto Mode eksctl supports link:eks/latest/userguide/automode.html["EKS Auto Mode",type="documentation"], a feature that extends AWS management of Kubernetes clusters beyond the cluster itself,