BNKGatewayClass CR

The BIG-IP Next for Kubernetes is deployed through the application of the BnkGatewayClass CR, which allows users to specify the desired state of the BIG-IP Next for Kubernetes cluster.

The table below describes the spec parameters.

Parameter	Description	Default Values
manifestVersion string	Specifies the version of the BNK software that should be installed.	-
containerPlatform string	Specifies the container platform where the system is running.	Generic
telemetry.loggingSubsystem.enabled boolean	Enable or disable Fluent Bit sidecar for each component.	true
telemetry.metricSubsystem.enabled boolean	Enable or disbale toda-tmstats container in the TMM pod.	true
certificate.clusterIssuer string	Specifies the metadata.name value of the cluster issuer.	-
deploymentSize string	Specifies how large the deployment should be, like small, medium, or large, depending on resource requirements. Available options: Small, Medium, Large, Max	-
image.repository string	Specifies the repository from which to pull the container image for the BnkGatewayClass CR. Example: repo.f5.com/images.	-
image.imagePullSecrets string	Specifies the actual secret to download artifacts from the registry.	-
image.imagePullPolicy string	Specifies the image pull policy. Available values: Always, IfNotPresent, Never	IfNotPresent
networkAttachments string	Lists the network interfaces the deployment will use. It’s like specifying which network cables to plug into the system.	-
pseudoCNI.enabled boolean	Enable or disable the CSRC DaemonSet	Enable
dynamicRouting.enabled boolean	Enable or disable tmm-routing and tmrouted containers in the TMM pod.	Enable
coreCollection.enabled boolean	Enable or disable the coremond DaemonSet.	Enable
firewallACL.enabled boolean	Enable or disable AFM deployment.	Enable
advanced.DemoMode.enabled boolean	Requires minimal resources for TMM (single thread, without HugePages and SR-IOV resources).	Enable
advanced.MaintenanceMode.enabled boolean	Allows manual editing of the resources.	Enable