This section discusses the support matrix for OpenStack deployment in the Avi Load Balancer.

OpenStack Supported Releases

Avi Load Balancer Versions

Supported OpenStack Versions

20.1.1 onwards

Queens, Rocky, Stein, Train

20.1.3 onwards

Ussuri + All releases supported in 20.1.1

20.1.5 onwards

Victoria + All releases supported in 20.1.3

21.1.2 onwards

Wallaby + All releases supported in 20.1.5

22.1.4 onwards

Xena

Contrail

Avi Load Balancer Versions

Supported Contrail Versions

20.1.1 onwards

19.12, 5.1, 3.2

22.1.3

21.4

Supported Features

The following table lists the support matrix for OpenStack deployment in Avi Load Balancer for version 20.1.1 and later:

Feature

Details

SDNs

  • ML2/OVS

  • ML2/OVN

  • Contrail

DPDK Support

  • 20.1.1 onwards

Hypervisors

  • KVM

Scale out

  • Layer 2 scale out

  • Layer 3 scale out using Contrail

  • ECMP scale out in Contrail environment

Image formats

  • qcow2 and raw

Keystone

  • Keystone v3

Connectivity

  • Allowed Address Pair in ML2/OVS

  • Fixed IP address in Contrail
Note:

  • Unsupported installation methods for the Avi Load Balancer are PackStack, DevStack. For more information on Avi Load Balancer Heat Driver support matrix, see Avi Load Balancer Heat Driver.

  • The Service Engines on OpenStack environment support not more than 24 vNICs.

Deprecated Features

The following table lists the OpenStack features deprecated on the Avi Load Balancer starting with the mentioned version:

Feature

Details

Avi Load Balancer Version

BGP Scale out

BGP is not supported for OpenStack deployments

All versions

Keystone

Keystone version 2

18.2.8

Connectivity

Port security

18.2.8

IPAM

OpenStack IPAM for K8s/OpenShift and LSC

18.2.8

SDNs

  • Nuage-as-the-SDN

  • ACI-as-the-SDN

20.1.1

Modes of Provisioning

LBaaSv2 support on Avi Load Balancer is deprecated starting from OpenStack 'Stein' release. Recommended to migrate to Avi Load Balancer managed mode.

Note:

  1. LBaaSv1 is deprecated.

  2. Octavia integration is not supported. Recommended to use Avi Load Balancer managed mode.

20.1.1

UI iframe

Horizon dashboard

20.1.1