Platform Support
The S-Cz8.2.0 software supports the following platforms.
Acme Packet Platforms
The following platforms are supported by the
S-Cz8.2.0 version of the
OCSBC:
- Acme Packet 3900
- Acme Packet 4600
- Acme Packet 6100
- Acme Packet 6300
- Acme Packet 6350
- Virtual Platforms
The following platforms are supported by the
S-Cz8.2.0 version of the
OCSR:
- Acme Packet 4600
- Acme Packet 6100
- Acme Packet 6300
- Netra Server X5-2
- Oracle Server X7-2
- Virtual Platforms
Qualified Hypervisors
Oracle qualified the following components for deploying version S-Cz8.2.0 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
- LIBVIRT
- 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 Cloud Computing Platforms
- OpenStack (including
support for Heat template versions Newton and Pike)
Note:
For information about deploying Heat, see the README in the TAR file that contains the Heat templates.
Public Cloud Support
- Microsoft Azure: The OCSBC can run in stand-alone mode in Microsoft Azure with version S-Cz8.2.0p3 and later. Customers must contact Oracle support prior to using this platform for important information and approval.
Supported Interface Input-Output Modes
- Para-virtualized
- SR-IOV
- PCI Passthrough
Supported Ethernet Controller, Driver, and Input-Output Modes
The following table lists supported Ethernet Controllers (chipset families) and their supported driver. Reference the host hardware specifications where you run 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 | NA | NA |
| Broadcom BCM57417 | bnxt | WM | NA | NA |
| Mellanox ConnectX-4 | mlx5 | NA | M | M |
| Mellanox ConnectX-5 | mlx5 | NA | M | M |
- W - wancom interface
- M - media interface
- NA - not applicable