Dataplane V2 is an opinionated dataplane for Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) clusters that is optimized for Kubernetes networking.
The following table lists which GKE Enterprise options support Dataplane V2, and which options also let you choose to use the earlier Dataplane V1.
| Cluster environment | Dataplane V2 | Dataplane V1 |
|---|---|---|
| GKE on Google Cloud | Available in GKE version 1.20.6 and later. Enabled by default for Autopilot clusters from version 1.23. See Using Dataplane V2 for more details. | |
| GDCV for VMware | Available in Anthos 1.7 and later for user clusters only. See the user cluster configuration reference for more details. | |
| GDCV for Bare Metal | Dataplane V2 is built in to GKE on Bare Metal | |
| GKE on AWS | Dataplane V2 is built in to GKE on AWS | |
| GKE on Azure | Dataplane V2 is built in to GKE on Azure |