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+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: DaemonSet
+metadata:
+  name: azure-cni
+  namespace: kube-system
+  labels:
+    app: azure-cni
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      k8s-app: azure-cni
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        k8s-app: azure-cni
+      annotations:
+        cluster-autoscaler.kubernetes.io/daemonset-pod: "true"
+    spec:
+      affinity:
+        nodeAffinity:
+          requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+            nodeSelectorTerms:
+            - matchExpressions:
+              - key: kubernetes.azure.com/cluster
+                operator: Exists
+              - key: type
+                operator: NotIn
+                values:
+                - virtual-kubelet
+              - key: beta.kubernetes.io/os
+                operator: In
+                values:
+                - linux
+      priorityClassName: system-node-critical
+      tolerations:
+        - key: CriticalAddonsOnly
+          operator: Exists
+        - operator: "Exists"
+          effect: NoExecute
+        - operator: "Exists"
+          effect: NoSchedule
+      initContainers:
+        - name: azure-cni
+          image:  mcr.microsoft.com/containernetworking/cni-dropgz:v0.0.4
+          imagePullPolicy: Always
+          command: ["/dropgz"]
+          args:
+            - deploy
+            - azure-vnet
+            - -o
+            - /opt/cni/bin/azure-vnet
+            - azure-vnet-ipam
+            - -o
+            - /opt/cni/bin/azure-vnet-ipam
+            - azure-vnet-telemetry
+            - -o 
+            - /opt/cni/bin/azure-vnet-telemetry
+            - azure.conflist
+            - -o
+            - /etc/cni/net.d/10-azure.conflist
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: cni-bin
+              mountPath: /opt/cni/bin
+            - name: cni-conflist
+              mountPath: /etc/cni/net.d
+      containers:
+        - name: pause
+          image: mcr.microsoft.com/oss/kubernetes/pause:3.6
+      hostNetwork: true
+      volumes:
+        - name: cni-conflist
+          hostPath:
+            path: /etc/cni/net.d
+            type: Directory
+        - name: cni-bin
+          hostPath:
+            path: /opt/cni/bin
+            type: Directory