This section covers the software requirement for the VMware vCenter for the integration with Avi Load Balancer.

To check the VMware vCenter versions supported in Avi Load Balancer, see Product Interoperability Matrix.

Note:

  • The Controller OVA contains the images files for the Controller and SEs.

  • The Avi Load Balancer Controller is recommended to be used with SSD storage.

Avi Load Balancer only works with the following switches in a vCenter cloud:

  • Standard Virtual Switch (vSwitch)

  • Distributed Virtual Switch (vDS)

Also, the deployment of the Controller and SE OVA directly on an ESX host (for a no-orchestrator or other cloud-connector types) is not supported. They must be deployed using the vCenter UI, as the deployment requires Open Virtualization Format (OVF) properties to be configured.

Note:

VMXNET3 network adapter is required for SE to operate in DPDK mode in VMware.