need two clusters, one of which is
configured as a remote cluster using a control plane installed in the other cluster.</p><h2 id=install-istio-with-a-remote-cluster-topology>Install Istio with a remote cluster topology</h2><p>To demonstrate <code>istioctl</code> working on a remote cluster, we&rsquo;ll start by using the
<a href=/v1.21/docs/setup/install/external-controlplane/>external control plane install instructions</a>
to set up a single remote cluster mesh with an external control plane running in a 