istio-base -n istio-system manifests/charts/base ``` 2) `istio-cni` chart installs the CNI plugin. This should be installed after the `base` chart and prior to `istiod` chart. Need to add `--set istio_cni.enabled=true` to the `istiod` install to enable its usage. ```console helm install istio-cni -n kube-system manifests/charts/istio-cni --set cni.cniBinDir="/var/lib/cni/bin" --set cni.cniConfDir="/etc/cni/multus/net.d" --set cni.chained=false --set cni.cniConfFileName="istio-cni.conf" --set cni.excludeNa...

			}
			if plugin["type"] == "istio-cni" {
				return nil
			}
		}

		return fmt.Errorf("istio-cni CNI config removed from CNI config file: %s", cniConfigFilepath)
	}
	// Verify that Istio CNI config exists as a standalone plugin
	cniConfigMap, err := util.ReadCNIConfigMap(cniConfigFilepath)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	if cniConfigMap["type"] != "istio-cni" {

        # This container installs the Istio CNI binaries
        # and CNI network config file on each node.
        - name: install-cni
{{- if contains "/" .Values.cni.image }}
          image: "{{ .Values.cni.image }}"
{{- else }}

package log

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"strings"
	"sync"
	"time"

	"istio.io/istio/cni/pkg/constants"
	"istio.io/istio/pkg/log"
	"istio.io/istio/pkg/network"
	"istio.io/istio/pkg/uds"
)

var pluginLog = log.RegisterScope("cni", "CNI network plugin")

type UDSLogger struct {
	mu            sync.Mutex
	loggingServer *http.Server
}

type cniLog struct {

    server: https://10.96.0.1:443
  name: local
contexts:
- context:
    cluster: local
    user: istio-cni
  name: istio-cni-context
current-context: istio-cni-context
kind: Config
preferences: {}
users:
- name: istio-cni
  user:

        "type": "host-local"
      },
      "name": "dbnet",
      "type": "bridge"
    },
    {
      "kubernetes": {
        "cni_bin_dir": "/path/cni/bin",
        "kubeconfig": "/path/to/kubeconfig"
      },
      "log_level": "debug",
      "name": "istio-cni",
      "type": "istio-cni"
    }
  ]

      "sysctl": {
        "net.core.somaxconn": "500"
      },
      "type": "tuning"
    },
    {
      "kubernetes": {
        "cni_bin_dir": "/path/cni/bin",
        "kubeconfig": "/path/to/kubeconfig"
      },
      "log_level": "debug",
      "name": "istio-cni",
      "type": "istio-cni"
    }
  ]

# The OpenShift profile provides a basic set of settings to run Istio on OpenShift
# CNI must be installed.
cni:
  cniBinDir: /var/lib/cni/bin
  cniConfDir: /etc/cni/multus/net.d
  chained: false
  cniConfFileName: "istio-cni.conf"
  logLevel: info
  provider: "multus"
global:
  platform: openshift
pilot:
  cni:
    enabled: true
    provider: "multus"

	"os"
	"path/filepath"
	"sync/atomic"

	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"

	pconstants "istio.io/istio/cni/pkg/constants"
	"istio.io/istio/cni/pkg/ipset"
	"istio.io/istio/cni/pkg/iptables"
	"istio.io/istio/cni/pkg/util"
	"istio.io/istio/pkg/kube"
)

type MeshDataplane interface {
	// called first, (even before Start()).

```

2) `istio-cni` chart installs the CNI plugin. This should be installed after the `base` chart and prior to `istiod` chart. Need to add `--set pilot.cni.enabled=true` to the `istiod` install to enable its usage.

```console
helm install istio-cni -n kube-system manifests/charts/istio-cni --set profile=openshift
```