A records-search team wants the simpler overlay model where pod IPs stay inside the cluster rather than as native VCN addresses. Which network type should they pick?
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Short Explanation
Flannel is the overlay backpack: pod traffic is encapsulated, and pod IPs stay meaningful inside this cluster—not as native VCN addresses. It supports managed nodes, not virtual nodes. Pick it for the simpler overlay model, not because VCN-native is "deprecated."
Full Explanation
Official alternative to VCN-native: flannel encapsulates pod traffic on an overlay. Overlay pod IPs reach other pods in this cluster but are not native VCN addresses. Flannel works with managed nodes and does not support virtual nodes. OCI Service Mesh is end of life and must not be framed as the CNI answer.