e the guide environment"><a href=#prepare-the-guide-environment>Prepare the guide environment</a><li role=none aria-label="Install the Istio control plane"><a href=#install-the-istio-control-plane>Install the Istio control plane</a><li role=none aria-label="Configure the VM namespace"><a href=#configure-the-vm-namespace>Configure the VM namespace</a><li role=none aria-label="Create files to transfer to the virtual machine"><a href=#create-files-to-transfer-to-the-virtual-machine>Create files to transfer to 