Agent modes

The main purpose of the agent and the principal components is to keep configuration in sync between the workload clusters and the control plane cluster.

Each agent can operate in one of two distinct configuration modes: managed or autonomous. These modes define the general sync direction: From the workload cluster to the control plane cluster (autonomous), or from the control plane cluster to the workload cluster (managed).

Please refer to Managed agents and Autonomous agents for detailed information, architectural considerations and constraints to chose the mode most appropriate for your agents.

Note

It is perfectly fine to run a mixed modes scenario, where some of your agents are using the managed configuration mode while others will run in the autonomous configuration mode.