istioctl version
istioctl verify-install
istioctl analyze
kubectl label namespace default istio-injection=enabled
istioctl dashboard kiali
Kiali
Observability UI for Istio Service Mesh
Helps in troubleshooting
Envoy
Proxy and communication bus
Act as a sidecar next to container
Gateway describes a load balancer operating at the edge of the mesh receiving incoming or outgoing HTTP/TCP connections.
Virtual services define a set of routing rules for traffic coming from ingress gateway into the service mesh.
Destination rule defines policies that apply to traffic intended for service after routing has occurred.