virtual machine WorkloadEntry documentation unclear

[sdake]

Hello,

The istio.io website has had nice improvements since I last contributed. Great work all.

I am attempting to follow the howto for VMs. There is one part that may be in error, or may not be, I am not sure.

https://istio.io/latest/docs/setup/install/virtual-machine/#create-files-to-transfer-to-the-virtual-machine

In the tab Default:
A WorkloadGroup is created

In the tab Automated WorkloadEntry Creation
A WorkloadGroup is created
This WorkloadGroup custom resource is then applied with kubectl apply -f ...

A suggestion:
The WorkloadGroup is the same in either step. Is this intentional? If so, it may make sense to pull it out into its own step.

And a potentioal bug?:
Why is kubectl apply -f ... applied in Automated WorkloadGroup creation, but not Default.

This may just be an error with how the tabs are constructed. I am really not clear on whether a WorkloadGroup is required in the non-automated setup.

Thank you,
-steve

cc /@howardjohn as he has worked in this area in the past.

[sdake]

The reference here: https://istio.io/latest/docs/reference/config/networking/workload-group/ does not cover automated workload entry creation. Perhaps this would be a suggestion for an ehancement to the custom resource documentation.

[RicHincapie]

There's also an issue regarding lack of clarity about the need to create WorkloadEntry and ServiceEntry if user is not onboarded in the yet experimental automated workload entry