ICA Advanced Scenarios Practice Question
Which Istio component handles the generation of xDS configuration?
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Why each option matters
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istiod
Istiod is the monolithic control plane component that computes the configuration for all sidecars.
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istiod
Why this is correct
Istiod is responsible for xDS server functionality.
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Kiali
Why it's wrong here
Kiali does not generate xDS.
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Envoy
Why it's wrong here
Envoy is the consumer of xDS config.
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Prometheus
Why it's wrong here
Prometheus stores metrics.
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