p>Note that the scenario described in this post is different from the
<a href=/v1.22/docs/examples/virtual-machines/>Bookinfo with Virtual Machines</a> example. In that scenario, a MySQL instance runs on an
external
(outside the cluster) machine (a bare metal or a VM), integrated with the Istio service mesh. The MySQL service becomes
a first-class citizen of the mesh with all the beneficial features of Istio applicable. Among other things, the service
becomes addressable by a local cluster domain name, for 