Network Endpoint Group (NEG) pre-provisioning is now available in Preview
PreviewUnverifiedAdded Sep 24, 2026
Network Endpoint Group (NEG) pre-provisioning is now available in Preview. With this feature, you can force the creation of empty zonal GCE_VM_IP_PORT NEGs in specified zones (or all zones within a region) during Service creation, regardless of whether the cluster has nodes in those zones.
Topics: Regions
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