aws / aws/eks-anywhere

Support LACP networking configuration for EKSA BareMetal

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Description

**What would you like to be added**:

EKSA Bare Metal documentation shows Advanced Bare Metal Cluster Configuration [1]. There are no docs on LACP networking Configuration. Workaround [2] [3] from Cilium GitHub issue with few details.

[1] https://anywhere.eks.amazonaws.com/docs/getting-started/baremetal/bare-spec/#advanced-bare-metal-cluster-configuration
[2] https://github.com/cilium/cilium/issues/18706
[3] https://github.com/cilium/cilium/issues/18706#issuecomment-1031572546

**Why is this needed**:

- High Avaialbility, Load Balancing, Scalability and to support High performance networks.
- Example: Telco or Streaming use cases.

Contributor guide

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Research direction

Start with the Advanced Bare Metal Cluster Configuration documentation linked as [1], then read the configuration details and workaround in the Cilium issue and comment linked as [2] and [3]. Document the supported LACP networking configuration for EKSA Bare Metal, including enough setup detail for the stated high-availability and performance use cases.

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Assessment

Tech stack
kubernetes
Domain
documentation, networking
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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