Connectivity between logical router pods

A system comprising:

• a cluster comprising a plurality of nodes;
• a first pod executing on a first node of the cluster, the first pod configured to implement data message forwarding for a logical router, the first pod comprising:
• a configuration database;
• a datapath;
• and
• a pod configuration agent configured to:
• determine a need for a second pod for a layer 7 (L7) service for the logical router;
• generate pod definition data for the second pod;
• call a server to create the second pod based on the pod definition data;
• retrieve datapath interface attributes from the configuration database;
• and
• pass the datapath interface attributes to the second pod to configure data plane connectivity between the first pod and the second pod.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of a first pod of a cluster, cause the first pod to:

• determine a need for a second pod for a layer 7 (L7) service for a logical router;
• generate pod definition data for the second pod;
• call a server to create the second pod based on the pod definition data;
• retrieve datapath interface attributes from a configuration database;
• and
• pass the datapath interface attributes to the second pod to configure data plane connectivity between the first pod and the second pod.