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This document lists the AWS resources created and managed by
GKE on AWS.
AWS resources created by GKE on AWS are easy to identify because
their names are generally prefixed with gke-. In addition, you can attach tags
to your
AWSManagementService,
AWSCluster, and
AWSNodePool resources to
make them easier to find and manage.
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