This document describes the configuration of the load balancing modules of F5 Networks BIG-IP software (F5), Citrix NetScaler, HAProxy and NSX load balancers for VMware Aria Operations.

This document is not an installation guide, but a load-balancing configuration guide that supplements the VMware Aria Operations installation and configuration documentation available in the VMware Aria Operations Documentation Center.

This information is for the following products and versions.

Product

Version

Documentation

VMware Aria Operations

8.x

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Aria-Operations/index.html

F5 BIG-IPLTM

11.5, 11.6, 12.1, 13.0, 14.x, 15.x, 16.x

https://support.f5.com/csp/knowledge-center/software/BIG-IP?module=BIG-IP%20LTM

F5 BIG-IP GTM**

15.x, 16.x

https://support.f5.com/csp/knowledge-center/software/BIG-IP?module=BIG-IP%20GTM

Citrix NetScaler

10.5*, 11.0*, 11.x, 12.x, 13.x

https://www.citrix.com/products/netscaler-adc/

NSX-V

6.1.3, 6.2.x, 6.3.x, 6.4.x

https://pubs.vmware.com/NSX-6/index.jsp#Welcome/welcome.html

NSX-T

2.2.x, 2.3.x, 2.4.x, 2.5.x, 3.x.x

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-T/index.html

HA Proxy

v1.5.x, 1.8.x

http://www.haproxy.org/

RHEL

v7.x, v8.x

https://access.redhat.com/documentation/

Keepalived

v1.3.x

http://www.keepalived.org/

NSX Advanced Load Balancer

v20.x v21.x

https://www.vmware.com/products/nsx-advanced-load-balancer.html

* Citrix NetScaler VPX versions prior to 11.0 65.35 have a bug which prevents them from using TLS 1.1/1.2. For more information, refer to the NetScaler section of this document.

** F5 BIG-IP GTM is supported only for use with VMware Aria Operations Continuous Availability feature and could not be considered as a replacement for BIG-IP LTM