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

OpenStack Supported Releases

NSX Advanced 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

NSX Advanced 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 NSX Advanced 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 NSX Advanced Load Balancer are PackStack, DevStack. For more information on NSX Advanced Load Balancer Heat Driver support matrix, see NSX Advanced Load Balancer Heat Driver.

Deprecated Features

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

Feature

Details

NSX Advanced 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 NSX Advanced Load Balancer is deprecated starting from OpenStack 'Stein' release. Recommended to migrate to NSX Advanced Load Balancer managed mode.

Note:

  1. LBaaSv1 is deprecated.

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

20.1.1

UI iframe

Horizon dashboard

20.1.1