Similar to local-up cluster, kube-proxy in [clusters running on GCE](https://kubernetes.io/docs/getting-started-guides/gce/) run in iptables mode by default. Users need to export the env `KUBE_PROXY_MODE=ipvs` before [starting a cluster](https://kubernetes.io/docs/getting-started-guides/gce/#starting-a-cluster):
```shell
#before running one of the commmands chosen to start a cluster:
#before running one of the commands chosen to start a cluster: