Platform Support
The following platforms are supported by the S-CZ8.1.0M1 version of the Oracle Communications Subscriber-Aware Load Balancer:
Qualified Hypervisors
Oracle qualified the following components for deploying version S-CZ8.1.0M1 as a Virtual Network Function.
- XEN 4.4: Specifically using Oracle Virtual Machine (OVM) 3.4.2
- KVM: Using version
embedded in Oracle Linux 7 with RHCK3.10
Note the use of the following KVM component versions:
- QEMU
- 2.9.0-16.el7_4.13.1 for qemu-img-ev, qemu-kvm-ev
- 3.9.0-14.el7_5.2 for libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu
- LIBVERT
- 3.90-14-el7_5.2 for all components except -
- 3.2.0-3.el7_4.1 for libvirt-python
- QEMU
- VMware: Using ESXI 6.5 u1 on VMware vCenter Server
Supported Ethernet Controller/Driver/Input-Output Modes
The following table lists supported Ethernet Controllers (chipset families) and their supported driver. Reference the host hardware supporting your hypervisor to learn the Ethernet controller in use.
| Ethernet Controller | Driver | PV | SR-IOV | PCI Passthrough |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel 82599 / X520 / X540 | ixgbe | WM | M | M |
| Intel i210 / i350 | igb | WM | M | M |
| Intel X710 / XL710 | i40e | WM | M | M |
| Broadcom (Qlogic Everest) | bnx2x | WM | - | - |
| Broadcom BCM57417 | bnxt | WM | - | - |
- W - wancom interface
- M - media interface
Supported Cloud Computing Platforms
- OpenStack (including support for Heat template versions "Mitaka" and "Newton")
