Amazon EKS Metadata Cache deployment maintains a cache with current pod and service metadata information. This information can be used to enhance logs, debug, and troubleshoot.
You’ll need a Kubernetes cluster version 1.25+ to run against. You can use KIND to get a local cluster for testing, or run against a remote cluster.
Download the latest version of the yaml and apply it to the cluster.
kubectl apply -f aws-k8s-metadata.yaml
Alternatively, downloading the eks/aws-vpc/cni helm chart will automatically download all necessary components.