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Apstra 4.0.0 Feature Matrix
Fabric Connectivity
| Feature | EOS | NX-OS | Cumulus | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-stage Clos | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 5-stage Clos | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IPv6 fabric RFC-5549 (non-EVPN) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Not supported |
| 3-stage Clos with access switch layer | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Limited | Limited |
| Collapsed fabric | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Limited | Limited |
Device Management
| Feature | EOS | NX-OS | Cumulus | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-box agent | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not possible | Not supported |
| Off-box agent | Yes | Yes | Contact support | Not supported | Yes | Yes |
| Telemetry extensibility | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported |
| Apstra ZTP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported |
| OS upgrade | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported |
| Traffic draining (spines/superspines - maintenance mode) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Traffic draining (leafs) | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited |
Connectivity (from Leaf Layer)
| Feature | EOS | NX-OS | Cumulus | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access layer of switches | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Limited | N/A |
| LAG | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| MLAG/vPC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| EVPN ESI (with LACP) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not possible | Yes | N/A |
| 802.1x | Yes | Not supported | Not supported | Not possible | Not supported | N/A |
| VLANs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Overlay protocol: static VXLAN | Yes | Yes | Not possible | Not possible | Not supported | N/A |
| Overlay protocol: EVPN (3-stage and 5-stage) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| IPv4 DHCP relay | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| IPv6 DHCP relay | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not possible | N/A |
| EVPN DCI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Limited | N/A |
| IPv6 for applications (with EVPN and IPv4 fabric) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported | N/A |
| Group-based policy (ACL on ToRs) | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | N/A |
Routing Policies
| Feature | EOS | NX-OS | Cumulus | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Import all routes or default route or extra routes only | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Export loopback, link and VN IP. Export extra routes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Export aggregate prefixes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Not supported |
| Export L3 server link subnets | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Route target import/export policies | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Not supported |
Miscellaneous
| Feature | EOS | NX-OS | Cumulus | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Configlets | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Limited | Limited |
| FFE: add racks/add links/change speed, and so on | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mixed leaf/spine link speed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Limited |
Virtual Network CT Type
| Feature | EOS | NX-OS | Cumulus | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single Virtual Network | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported |
| Multiple Virtual Network | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported |
IP Link CT Type
| Feature | EOS | NX-OS | Cumulus | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L3 Sub-interface on non-LAG physical interface (untagged/vlan tagged, default/non-default RZ, IPv4) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not possible | Yes | Not supported |
| L3 Sub-interface on non-LAG physical interface (untagged/vlan tagged, default/non-default RZ, IPv6) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not possible | Not supported | Not supported |
| L3 Sub-interface on LAG interface (untagged/vlan tagged, default/non-default RZ, IPv4) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not possible | Yes | Not supported |
| L3 Sub-interface on LAG interface (untagged/vlan tagged, default/non-default RZ, IPv6) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not possible | Not supported | Not supported |
Static Route CT Type
| Feature | EOS | NX-OS | Cumulus | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Static Route (IPv4) applied on L3 Sub-interface | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not possible | Yes | Not supported |
| Static Route (IPv6) applied on L3 Sub-interface | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not possible | Not supported | Not supported |
| Static Route (IPv4) applied on SVI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported |
| Static Route (IPv6) applied on SVI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Not supported |
| Static Route with Share IP Endpoint Enabled (IPv4) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported |
| Static Route with Share IP Endpoint Enabled (IPv6) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Not supported |
Custom Static Route CT Type
| Feature | EOS | NX-OS | Cumulus | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom Static Route (IPv4, default/non-default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported |
| Custom Static Route (IPv6, default/non-default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Not supported |
BGP to Generic CT Type
| Feature | EOS | NX-OS | Cumulus | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BGP session on L3 Sub-interface towards generic (IPv4, default/non-default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not possible | Yes | Not supported |
| BGP session on L3 Sub-interface towards generic (IPv6, default/non-default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not possible | Not supported | Not supported |
| BGP session on SVI towards generic (IPv4, default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Not supported |
| BGP session on SVI towards generic (IPv4, non-default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported |
| BGP session on SVI towards generic (IPv6, non-default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Not supported |
| BGP session on SVI towards generic (IPv6, default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Not supported |
| BGP session on SVI (mlag) towards dual-homed generic using secondary IPs (IPv4, default VRF) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not possible | Not supported | Not supported |
| BGP session on SVI (mlag) towards dual-homed generic using secondary IPs (IPv4, non-default VRF) | Yes | Not supported | Yes | Not possible | Yes | Not supported |
| BGP session on SVI (mlag) towards dual-homed generic using secondary IPs (IPv6, default VRF) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not possible | Not supported | Not supported |
| BGP session on SVI (mlag) towards dual-homed generic using secondary IPs (IPv6, non-default VRF) | Yes | Not supported | Yes | Not possible | Not supported | Not supported |
| BGP session to generic with Share IP Endpoint Enabled (IPv4) | Yes | Not supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported |
| BGP session to generic with Share IP Endpoint Enabled (IPv6) | Yes | Not supported | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Not supported |
| BGP session to generic with dynamic ASN (IPv4) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| BGP session to generic with Static ASN (IPv4) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported |
| BGP session to generic with dynamic ASN (IPv6) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| BGP session to generic with static ASN (IPv6) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Not supported |
| BGP Unnumbered session (link-local peering) on L3 Sub-interface (BP has IPv6 app enabled, default VRF) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Not supported |
| BGP Unnumbered session (link-local peering) on L3 Sub-interface (BP has IPv6 app enabled, non-default VRF) | Not supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Not supported |
| BGP Unnumbered session (link-local peering) on SVI (BP has IPv6 app enabled, default VRF) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Not supported |
| BGP Unnumbered session (link-local peering) on SVI (BP has IPv6 app enabled, non-default VRF) | Not supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Not supported |
| BGP Unnumbered session (link-local peering) on L3 Sub-interface (default VRF, BP has IPv6 app disabled) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not possible | Not supported | Not supported |
| BGP Unnumbered session (link-local peering) on L3 Sub-interface (non-default VRF, BP has IPv6 app disabled) | Not supported | Yes | Yes | Not possible | Not supported | Not supported |
| BGP Unnumbered session (link-local peering) on SVI (BP has IPv6 app disabled, default VRF only) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not possible | Not supported |
| BGP Peering combinations (Int to Int, Lo to Int, Int to Lo, Lo to Lo) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported |
| BGP session (IPv6 addressed) with IPv4 SAFI (rfc5549) with static ASN (BP has IPv6 app enabled) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| BGP session (IPv6 addressed) with IPv4 SAFI (rfc5549) with dynamic ASN (BP has IPv6 app enabled) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
BGP to IP Endpoint CT Type
| Feature | EOS | NX-OS | Cumulus | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BGP session from L3 sub-interface to any IP endpoint in the network (IPv4, default/non-default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not possible | Yes | Not supported |
| BGP session from L3 sub-interface to any IP endpoint in the network (IPv6, default/non-default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not possible | Not supported | Not supported |
| BGP session from SVI to any IP endpoint in the network (IPv4, default/non-default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported |
| BGP session from SVI to any IP endpoint in the network (IPv6, non-default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Not supported |
| BGP session from SVI to any IP endpoint in the network (IPv6, default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Not supported |
| BGP session from Loopback to any IP endpoint in the network (IPv4, default/non-default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported |
| BGP session from Loopback to any IP endpoint in the network (IPv6, default/non-default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Not supported |
| BGP session with specific peer IP and and Static ASN (IPv4) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported |
| BGP session with specific peer IP and and Static ASN (IPv6) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Not supported |
| BGP session with specific peer IP and and dynamic ASN (IPv4) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| BGP session with specific peer IP and and dynamic ASN (IPv6) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| BGP session (IPv6 addressed) with IPv4 SAFI (rfc5549) with static ASN (BP has IPv6 app enabled) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| BGP session (IPv6 addressed) with IPv4 SAFI (rfc5549) with dynamic ASN (BP has IPv6 app enabled) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
Dynamic BGP Peering CT Type
| Feature | EOS | NX-OS | Cumulus | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamic BGP prefix peering on SVI (IPv4), default VRF | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| Dynamic BGP prefix peering on SVI (IPv4), non-default VRF | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Not supported |
| Dynamic BGP prefix peering on SVI (IPv6), default VRF | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| Dynamic BGP prefix peering on SVI (IPv6), non-default VRF | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Not supported |
| Dynamic BGP prefix peering on L3 sub-interface (IPv4), default VRF | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| Dynamic BGP prefix peering on L3 sub-interface (IPv4), non-default VRF | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not possible | Not supported | Not supported |
| Dynamic BGP prefix peering on L3 sub-interface (IPv6), default VRF | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not possible | Not supported | Not supported |
| Dynamic BGP prefix peering on L3 sub-interface (IPv6), non-default VRF | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not possible | Not supported | Not supported |
| Dynamic prefix peering (link-local prefix peering, rfc5549), (BP has IPv6 app disabled) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| Dynamic prefix peering (IPv6 peering, IPv4 AFI, rfc5549), (BP has IPv6 app enabled) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
Routing Policy CT Type
| Feature | EOS | NX-OS | Cumulus | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Routing Policy on a BGP session with import/export IPv4 prefixes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported |
| Routing Policy on a BGP session with import/export IPv6 prefixes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Not supported |
| Routing Policy on a BGP session with IPv4 aggregate prefixes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Not supported |
| Routing Policy on a BGP session with IPv6 aggregate prefixes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Not supported |
BGP Attributes (common to all BGP CTs)
| Feature | EOS | NX-OS | Cumulus | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BGP: enable Password/MD5 based authentication | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported |
| BGP: Custom BGP timers (Keep Alive timer, Hold timer) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported |
| BGP: Custom TTL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported |
| BGP: Enable Single-hop BFD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not supported |