This section describes the implementation details and configuration of network virtualization integrations to offer SDN features.

 Within Abiquo, cloud administrators use logical devices to define the network virtualization systems for datacenters and enterprises. 

Currently, Abiquo integrates with VMware NSX SDN solutions.

Compatibility table

Abiquo SDN integrations work with NSX network managers to provide blueprints for software defined networking blueprints including that include firewalls and load balancers in private cloud datacenters.

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6.1.x

6.2.x

6.3.x

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For firewalls and load balancers use the Advanced edition or higher

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For compatible versions of VMware NSX, see VMware.

Within Abiquo, cloud administrators use logical devices to define the network virtualization systems for datacenters and enterprises. 

Features 

Characteristics	VMware NSX (Gateway)	VMware NSX (NAT)	VMware NSX (ECMP)
Firewall policies	Firewalls will apply to VMs only, not load balancers	Firewalls will apply to VMs only, not load balancers
Load balancers
Private networks
Static routes
External networks
Public networks - IPs

Limitations

By default, Abiquo only supports the use of ONE network virtualization system per enterprise and datacenter. Abiquo will always use the most specific device for networking virtualization.

For the NSX ECMP plugin, you can use context properties to set the range of uplink IPs for each virtual datacenter. Uplink IPs were previously set using enterprise properties, but this only allowed the administrator to create one VDC per enterprise without changing the properties. See Create multiple VDCs with NSX ECMP

DHCP

Abiquo supports IPv4 for DHCP and access to the Abiquo console/GUI. Abiquo supports IPv6 for DHCPv6.

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