Add context to Istio config docs

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Catherine Luse
2019-06-14 16:44:32 -07:00
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_Available as of v2.3.0-alpha_
There are several configuration options for Istio.
There are several configuration options for Istio. You can find more information about Istio configuration in the [official Istio documentation](https://istio.io/docs/concepts/what-is-istio).
## PILOT
Pilot provides service discovery for the Envoy sidecars, traffic management capabilities for intelligent routing (e.g., A/B tests, canary rollouts, etc.), and resiliency (timeouts, retries, circuit breakers, etc.).
For more information on Pilot, refer to the [documentation](https://istio.io/docs/concepts/traffic-management/#pilot-and-envoy).
Option | Description| Required | Default
-------|------------|-------|-------
Pilot CPU Limit | CPU resource limit for the istio-pilot pod.| Yes | 1000
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## MIXER
Mixer is a platform-independent component. Mixer enforces access control and usage policies across the service mesh, and collects telemetry data from the Envoy proxy and other services. For more information on Mixer, policies and telemetry, refer to the [documentation](https://istio.io/docs/concepts/policies-and-telemetry/).
Option | Description| Required | Default
-------|------------|-------|-------
Mixer Telemetry CPU Limit | CPU resource limit for the istio-telemetry pod.| Yes | 4800