- Kube-proxy iptables: new metric sync_proxy_rules_iptables_total that exposes the number of rules programmed per table in each iteration ([#99653](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/99653), [@aojea](https://github.com/aojea)) [SIG Instrumentation and Network]

- Updated distroless I-tables to use registry.k8s.io/build-image/distroless-iptables:v0.2.5 ([#118541](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/118541), [@jeremyrickard](https://github.com/jeremyrickard)) [SIG Testing]

- Updated distroless iptables to use released image `registry.k8s.io/build-image/distroless-iptables:v0.2.2`
  - Updated setcap to use released image `registry.k8s.io/build-image/setcap:bullseye-v1.4.2` ([#116509](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/116509), [@cpanato](https://github.com/cpanato)) [SIG Testing]

* [stable] Support Attach and Detach operations for ReadWriteOnce (RWO) volumes that use iSCSI and Fibre Channel plugins.

* [stable] Expose storage usage metrics

  * The available capacity of a given Persistent Volume (PV) is available by calling the Kubernetes metrics API.

* [stable] Volume plugin metrics

  - fykaa # 1.30 Release Notes Shadow
  - npolshakova # 1.30 Release Notes Shadow
  - OrlinVasilev # 1.30 Release Notes Shadow
  - rashansmith # 1.30 Release Notes Lead
  - satyampsoni # 1.30 Release Notes Shadow
labels:
  - sig/release

- Update `kube-proxy` base image `debian-iptables` to v1.6.2 to pickup [documentation](https://github.com/kubernetes/release/pull/2106)
  \n"- `debian-iptables`: select nft mode if ntf lines > legacy lines, matching [iptables-wrappers](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/iptables-wrappers/)" ([#102590](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/102590), [@BenTheElder](https://github.com/BenTheElder))

- The kubelet now creates an iptables chain named `KUBE-IPTABLES-HINT` in
  the `mangle` table. Containerized components that need to modify iptables
  rules in the host network namespace can use the existence of this chain
  to more-reliably determine whether the system is using iptables-legacy or

- Graduating `pending_pods`, `preemption_attempts_total`, `preemption_victims` and `schedule_attempts_total` metrics to stable. Also `e2e_scheduling_duration_seconds` is renamed to `scheduling_attempt_duration_seconds` and the latter is graduated to stable. (#105941, @rezakrimi) [SIG Instrumentation, Scheduling and Testing]

    - [Promoted endPort in Network Policy to Stable](#promoted-endport-in-network-policy-to-stable)
    - [Promoted Local Ephemeral Storage Capacity Isolation to Stable](#promoted-local-ephemeral-storage-capacity-isolation-to-stable)
    - [Promoted core CSI Migration to Stable](#promoted-core-csi-migration-to-stable)
    - [Promoted CSI Ephemeral Volume to Stable](#promoted-csi-ephemeral-volume-to-stable)

  - parispittman
  - palnabarun
  - kaslin
  - MadhavJivrajani
  - Priyankasaggu11929
approvers:
  - sig-contributor-experience-approvers
  - parispittman
emeritus_approvers:
  - castrojo
  - Phillels
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