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Fix intermittent LLM invocation 404 no_eligible_candidates responses when discovery advertises identities that backend registration cannot resolve. With backend routing enabled, default Pylon discovery now uses the backend router so advertised pod identities match registration targets.

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Explicit global.workerEndpoints.llmRequestRouterAddress overrides retain precedence. Disabling backend routing selects the main request-router Service. The main request-router and backend-router addresses use their independently configurable gRPC ports, which both default to 50071.

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This change covers bootstrap address selection. Explicit-null automatic mode remains outside its scope. Dependency versions, licenses, and NOTICE are unchanged.

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  • Passed make -C deploy/stacks/self-managed test and git diff --check.
  • Passed GOWORK=off ./tools/ci/check-docs; Fern skipped authenticated redirect checks.
  • Live validation remains: redeploy affected functions with the updated bootstrap address and verify registration and invocation across request-router replicas.

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Closes #1990.

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  • Configuration

    • Updated default LLM request-routing discovery.
    • Workers use the backend-router service on port 50071 when backend routing is enabled, or the main request-router service otherwise.
    • Addresses now use a scheme-less host:port format; configurable ports and explicit endpoints remain supported for custom, remote, and split deployments.
  • Documentation

    • Updated installation and LLM configuration guidance with revised routing defaults and address format.
  • Tests

    • Expanded coverage for router addresses, backend routing, and configurable gRPC ports.

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The change updates self-managed LLM request-router discovery. Backend routing uses the backend-router Service and configurable gRPC port. Direct routing uses the main request-router Service and its configured port. Tests and documentation reflect scheme-less addresses.

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LLM router discovery

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Default endpoint wiring
deploy/stacks/self-managed/global.yaml.gotmpl, deploy/stacks/self-managed/environments/base.yaml
When backend routing is enabled, the default endpoint uses the backend-router Service and its configurable gRPC port, which defaults to 50071. Otherwise, it uses the main request-router Service and its configured port. Default addresses omit the http:// scheme. Duplicate variable assignments were removed.
Endpoint validation
deploy/stacks/self-managed/tests/api-env-wiring.sh, deploy/stacks/self-managed/tests/llm-router-worker-address.sh
Tests validate scheme-less addresses, direct routing with port 51071, backend routing with default port 50071, and backend routing with custom port 51072.
User-facing endpoint documentation
docs/user/csp-end-to-end-example-installation.md, docs/user/helmfile-installation.md, docs/user/llm-function-enablement.md
Documentation describes default Service selection, scheme-less addresses, port 50071, split-deployment overrides, and worker verification behavior.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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@along-2017 along-2017 changed the title fix(self-managed): prevent intermittent llm invocation 404s fix(self-managed): correct worker discovery endpoint Sep 19, 2026
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In `@docs/user/llm-function-enablement.md`:
- Around line 79-80: Update the single-cluster initial gRPC discovery paragraph
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🟡 Minor · Distinguish the scheme-less default from explicit overrides. · llm-function-enablement.md:67-68

docs/user/llm-function-enablement.md:67-68
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Distinguish the scheme-less default from explicit overrides.

The automatic default for global.workerEndpoints.llmRequestRouterAddress is scheme-less. Explicit overrides may include http:// or https://; secure external worker routing requires an explicit https:// URI.

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In `@docs/user/llm-function-enablement.md` around lines 67 - 68, Update the
documentation for global.workerEndpoints.llmRequestRouterAddress to distinguish
the automatic scheme-less host:port default from explicit overrides, which may
use http:// or https://; state that secure external worker routing requires an
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In `@docs/user/llm-function-enablement.md`:
- Around line 186-189: Update the direct-routing endpoint documentation in
llm-function-enablement.md and helmfile-installation.md to reference the
configured addons.llm.requestRouter.service.grpcPort instead of hard-coding
50071 when backend routing is disabled, and state that 50071 is the default
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In `@docs/user/llm-function-enablement.md`:
- Around line 67-68: Update the documentation for
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Comment thread docs/user/llm-function-enablement.md
@along-2017 along-2017 self-assigned this Sep 21, 2026
Use backend-router discovery when backend routing is enabled so advertised
pod identities match registration routing. Preserve explicit worker
endpoints and direct discovery when backend routing is disabled.

Keep the bootstrap port at 50071 independently of the main router port;
custom ports use an explicit worker address. Cover disabled and automatic
backend modes and update the deployment documentation.

Signed-off-by: along <along@nvidia.com>
Select the bootstrap endpoint using the existing backend-routing flag.
Leave explicit-null chart automatic mode outside this fix and remove its
workload/replica resolution and test cases. Retain the explicit-disabled
regression check and explicit worker-address overrides.

Signed-off-by: along <along@nvidia.com>
Keep the configured main request-router gRPC port in the discovery address when backend routing is disabled. Retain the independent backend-router default and explicit worker-address overrides.

Cover default and custom direct-service ports and align deployment documentation.

Refs #1990

Signed-off-by: along <along@nvidia.com>
Use the same host:port form for both Pylon discovery defaults. Keep only the documentation needed to describe the selected address and update rendered-value expectations.

Refs #1990

Signed-off-by: along <along@nvidia.com>
Preserve the direct-router address and custom-port assertions with backend routing disabled. Add separate default and custom-port coverage for the enabled backend router.

Refs #1990

Signed-off-by: along <along@nvidia.com>
Name the backend discovery expectation after the backend router it targets.

Refs #1990

Signed-off-by: along <along@nvidia.com>
Forward the backend-router gRPC port independently from the main request router and use it for the default worker bootstrap address. Preserve the direct-router tests and add backend default and custom-port coverage.

Refs #1990

Signed-off-by: along <along@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: along <along@nvidia.com>
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