ISTIOCTL-EXPERIMENTAL-PRECHECK(1)

✨ NAME ✨

okay so this manual page is for istioctl-experimental-precheck — the command that checks whether Istio can safely be installed or upgraded. iconic behavior, honestly 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

run it like this, bestie:

istioctl experimental precheck [flags]

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

precheck inspects a Kubernetes cluster for Istio install and upgrade requirements. no cap, it's doing a whole vibe check on your cluster. ✨

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💖 OPTIONS 💖

here's the flag menu, and yes, every single one is getting its moment:

• -f, --from-version="" — check changes since the provided version. 🕰️
• -h, --help[=false] — help for precheck. literally here to help a bestie out. 🫶
• -o, --output="log" — output format; one of [log json yaml]. pick your aesthetic 💅
• --output-threshold=Warning — the severity level of precheck at which to display messages. valid values: [Info Warning Error]. ⚠️
• -r, --revision="" — control plane revision. 🎀
• --skip-controlplane[=false] — skip checking the control plane. lowkey useful when you don't want that check 😌

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🫶 OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS 🫶

these cuties come from the parent command:

• --as="" — username to impersonate for the operation. user could be a regular user or a service account in a namespace. 🧚
• --as-group=[] — group to impersonate for the operation; this flag can be repeated to specify multiple groups. 💫
• --as-uid="" — UID to impersonate for the operation. 🪪
• --context="" — Kubernetes configuration context. 🌈
• -i, --istioNamespace="istio-system" — Istio system namespace. 🏠
• --kubeclient-timeout="15s" — Kubernetes client timeout as a time.Duration string, defaults to 15 seconds. ⏱️
• -c, --kubeconfig="" — Kubernetes configuration file. 📁
• -n, --namespace="" — Kubernetes namespace. 🌟
• --vklog=0 — number for the log level verbosity. like -v flag. ex: --vklog=9. 🔍

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🔥 EXAMPLE 🔥

try these on for size:

# Verify that Istio can be installed or upgraded
istioctl x precheck

# Check only a single namespace
istioctl x precheck --namespace default

# Check for behavioral changes since a specific version
istioctl x precheck --from-version 1.10

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• istioctl-experimental(1) — go say hi to the parent page too 💜

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🎀 that's the whole vibe — auto-generated by spf13/cobra, dated Jan 1980, bestie. bye! 🫶