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6.2 HPE Networking Apstra Data Center Director Feature Matrix
Fabric Roles
| Fabric Roles | EOS | NX-OS | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access Switch | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Non-EVPN-VXLAN Leaf (IP forwarder only) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EVPN-VXLAN Leaf | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spine or Superspine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Fabric Connectivity
| Fabric Connectivity | EOS | NX-OS | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-stage Clos | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 5-stage Clos | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Collapsed Fabric | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Freeform | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| IP only Fabric (non-EVPN/VXLAN overlay) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EVPN-VXLAN fabric | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IPv6 Fabric RFC-5549 (default VRF, non EVPN) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IPv4 Fabric (default VRF, non EVPN) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IPv4 Fabric + IPv4 Overlay (VTEP) + IPv4 and/or IPv6 Virtual Networks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IPv6 Fabric + IPv6 Overlay (VTEP) + IPv4 and/or IPv6 Virtual Networks | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| IPv4 and IPv6 Dual Stack Fabric + IPv4 Overlay (VTEP) + IPv4 and/or IPv6 Virtual Networks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Device Management
| Device Management | EOS | NX-OS | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onbox agent1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes2 | Yes3 |
| Offbox agent | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Custom Telemetry Collector (GUI-based) | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Offbox Unit | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Apstra ZTP GUI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Device OS upgrade | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Traffic draining (maintenance mode) for spines/superspines | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Traffic draining (leaf devices) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Rollback OS Image | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
1 Platform support for onbox agents require x86 based CPU systems. ARM-based CPUs are not supported.
2 The minimum release version for Junos OS switches on onbox agents is 25.2R2-S1.
3 The minimum release version for Junos OS Evolved switches on onbox agents is 22.4.R3-EVO.
Connectivity (from Leaf Layer)
| Connectivity (from Leaf Layer) | EOS | NX-OS | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAG | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MLAG/vPC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not possible | Not possible |
| EVPN ESI (with LACP) for VXLAN Virtual Networks only | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| VLANs Virtual Networks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EVPN VXLAN Virtual Networks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IPv4 DHCP relay | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes1 |
| IPv6 DHCP relay | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes1 |
| EVPN DCI: Over the TOP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EVPN DCI: Integrated Interconnect | No | No | Not possible | Yes | Yes |
| Interface Policy: 802.1x | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Interface Policy: Autoneg | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Security Policies (L3 ACLs) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
1 IPv4 and IPv6 DHCP relay have been qualified with Junos OS Evolved version 22.4R3-EVO.
Connectivity (from Access Layer)
| Connectivity (from Access Layer) | EOS | NX-OS | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAG | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| ESI LAG | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes | N/A |
Routing Policies
| Routing Policies | EOS | NX-OS | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Import all routes or default route or extra routes only | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Export loopback, link and VN IP. Export extra routes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Export aggregate prefixes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Export L3 server link subnets | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Route target import/export policies | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Layer 2 EVPN Multi-tenancy
| Layer 2 EVPN Multi-tenancy | EOS | NX-OS | SONiC | Junos OS1 | Junos OS Evolved2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAC-VRF type vlan_bundle (inner vlan encapsulation aka QinQ) | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| MAC-VRF type vlan_aware (inner vlan encapsulation aka QinQ) | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| MAC-VRF type vlan_aware (without inner vlan encapsulation) | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| VLAN translation at edge | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
1 L2 multi-tenancy features with Junos OS are only supported on the QFX5120 platform.
2 L2 multi-tenancy features with Junos OS Evolved are only supported on the QFX5130 platform.
Networking for AI Features
| Routing Policies | EOS | NX-OS | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rail Collapsed Fabric | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| 3-Stage Rail-Aware Clos | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| 5-Stage Rail-Aware Clos | No | No | No | No | Limited (Tech Preview) |
| 3-Stage Rail-Aware Clos (EVPN) | No | No | No | No | Limited (Tech Preview) |
| 5-Stage Rail-Aware Clos (EVPN) | No | No | No | No | Limited (Tech Preview) |
| 3-Stage Rail-Aligned Clos (IP Fabric) with Rails VLAN provisioning work flow | No | No | No | No | Yes1 |
1 Qualified as leaf devices on the QFX530, QFX5240, and QFX5250 platforms.
Connectivity from Leaf Layer (AI Networking)
| Connectivity from Leaf Layer (AI Networking) | EOS | NX-OS | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAG | No | No | No | No | No |
| MLAG/vPC | No | No | No | No | No |
| EVPN ESI (with LACP), for VXLAN Virtual Networks Only | No | No | No | No | No |
| VLANs Virtual Networks | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| EVPN VXLAN Virtual Networks | No | No | No | No | Limited |
| IPv4 DHCP relay | No | No | No | No | No |
| IPv6 DHCP relay | No | No | No | No | No |
| Load balancing (DLB/GLB) | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| DCQCN | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Selective IRB
| Selective IRB | EOS | NX-OS | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L3 gateway in selective IRB mode | No | No | No | Yes1 | No |
| IPv4 DHCP relay in selective IRB mode | No | No | No | No | No |
| IPv6 DHCP relay in selective IRB mode | No | No | No | No | No |
1 L3 gateway in CRB mode is only supported on the QFX5120 platform.
Load Balancing Policies
| Load Balancing Policies | EOS | NX-OS | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DLB in Flowlet Mode | No | No | No | No | Yes1 |
| DLB in Per Packet | No | No | No | No | Yes1 |
| GLB Load Balancer Only | No | No | No | No | Yes2 |
| GLB Helper Mode | No | No | No | No | Yes2 |
1 Supported on the QFX5220, QFX5230, and QFX5240 platforms.
2 Supported on the QFX5240 platform.
XPU Device Management (AI networking)
| XPU Device Management (AI Networking) | NVIDIA | AMD |
|---|---|---|
| On-box agent (telemetry mode only)1 | Yes | Yes |
| Off-box agent (telemetry mode only) | No | No |
| Out-of-band on-box agent (telemetry mode only) | Yes | Yes |
1 Supported only on Freeform blueprints.
Miscellaneous
| Miscellaneous | EOS | NX-OS | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Configlets | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FFE: add racks/add links/change speed, etc. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mixed leaf/spine link speed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Virtual Network Connectivity Template Primitive
| Virtual Network Connectivity Template Primitive | EOS | NX-OS | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single Virtual Network (VXLAN-based) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Multiple Virtual Network (VXLAN-based) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| VLAN (default VRF, non-VXLAN) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| VLAN override (VLAN translation) | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
IP Link Connectivity Template Primitive
| IP Link Connectivity Template Primitive | EOS | NX-OS | 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 | Yes | Yes |
| L3 Sub-interface on non-LAG physical interface (untagged/vlan tagged, default/non-default RZ, IPv6) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| L3 Sub-interface on LAG interface (untagged/vlan tagged, default/non-default RZ, IPv4) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| L3 Sub-interface on LAG interface (untagged/vlan tagged, default/non-default RZ, IPv6) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| L3 Sub-interface on LAG interface (untagged/vlan tagged, default RZ, IPv4) - spine/superspine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| L3 Sub-interface on LAG interface (untagged/vlan tagged, default RZ, IPv6) - spine/superspine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Static Route Connectivity Template Primitive
| Static Route Connectivity Template Primitive | EOS | NX-OS | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Static Route (IPv4) applied on L3 Sub-interface | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Static Route (IPv6) applied on L3 Sub-interface | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Static Route (IPv4) applied on SVI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Static Route (IPv6) applied on SVI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Static Route with Share IP Endpoint Enabled (IPv4) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Static Route with Share IP Endpoint Enabled (IPv6) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Custom Static Route Connectivity Template Primitive
| Custom Static Route Connectivity Template Primitive | EOS | NX-OS | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom Static Route (IPv4, default/non-default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom Static Route (IPv6, default/non-default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
BGP to Generic Connectivity Template Primitive
| BGP to Generic Connectivity Template Primitive | EOS | NX-OS | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BGP session on L3 Sub-interface towards generic (IPv4, default/non-default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BGP session on L3 Sub-interface towards generic (IPv6, default/non-default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BGP session on SVI towards generic (IPv4, default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BGP session on SVI towards generic (IPv4, non-default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BGP session on SVI towards generic (IPv6, non-default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BGP session on SVI towards generic (IPv6, default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BGP session on SVI (mlag/esi) towards dual-homed generic using secondary IPs (IPv4, default VRF) | Yes | Yes | Not possible | Not possible | Not possible |
| BGP session on SVI (mlag/esi) towards dual-homed generic using secondary IPs (IPv4, non-default VRF) | Yes | Yes | Not possible | Yes | Yes |
| BGP session on SVI (mlag/esi) towards dual-homed generic using secondary IPs (IPv6, default VRF) | Yes | Yes | Not possible | Not possible | Not possible |
| BGP session on SVI (mlag/esi) towards dual-homed generic using secondary IPs (IPv6, non-default VRF) | Yes | Yes | Not possible | Yes | Yes |
| BGP session to generic with Share IP Endpoint Enabled (IPv4) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BGP session to generic with Share IP Endpoint Enabled (IPv6) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BGP session to generic with dynamic ASN (IPv4) | No | No | No | No | No |
| BGP session to generic with Static ASN (IPv4) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BGP session to generic with dynamic ASN (IPv6) | No | No | No | No | No |
| BGP session to generic with static ASN (IPv6) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BGP Unnumbered session (link-local peering) on L3 Sub-interface (BP has IPv6 app enabled, default VRF) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| BGP Unnumbered session (link-local peering) on L3 Sub-interface (BP has IPv6 app enabled, non-default VRF) | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| BGP Unnumbered session (link-local peering) on SVI (BP has IPv6 app enabled, default VRF) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| BGP Unnumbered session (link-local peering) on SVI (BP has IPv6 app enabled, non-default VRF) | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| BGP session (IPv6 addressed) with IPv4 SAFI (rfc5549) with static ASN (BP has IPv6 app enabled) | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| BGP session (IPv6 addressed) with IPv4 SAFI (rfc5549) with dynamic ASN (BP has IPv6 app enabled) | No | No | No | No | No |
BGP to IP Endpoint Connectivity Template Primitive
| BGP to IP Endpoint Connectivity Template Primitive | EOS | NX-OS | 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 | Yes | Yes |
| BGP session from L3 sub-interface to any IP endpoint in the network (IPv6, default/non-default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BGP session from SVI to any IP endpoint in the network (IPv4, default/non-default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BGP session from SVI to any IP endpoint in the network (IPv6, non-default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BGP session from SVI to any IP endpoint in the network (IPv6, default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BGP session from Loopback to any IP endpoint in the network (IPv4, default/non-default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BGP session from Loopback to any IP endpoint in the network (IPv6, default/non-default RZ) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BGP session with specific peer IP and Static ASN (IPv4) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BGP session with specific peer IP and Static ASN (IPv6) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BGP session with specific peer IP and dynamic ASN (IPv4) | No | No | No | No | No |
| BGP session with specific peer IP and dynamic ASN (IPv6) | No | No | No | No | No |
| BGP session (IPv6 addressed) with IPv4 SAFI (rfc5549) with static ASN (BP has IPv6 app enabled) | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| BGP session (IPv6 addressed) with IPv4 SAFI (rfc5549) with dynamic ASN (BP has IPv6 app enabled) | No | No | No | No | No |
Dynamic BGP Peering Connectivity Template Primitive
| Dynamic BGP Peering Connectivity Template Primitive | EOS | NX-OS | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamic BGP prefix peering on SVI (IPv4), default VRF | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dynamic BGP prefix peering on SVI (IPv4), non-default VRF | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dynamic BGP prefix peering on SVI (IPv6), default VRF | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dynamic BGP prefix peering on SVI (IPv6), non-default VRF | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dynamic BGP prefix peering on L3 sub-interface (IPv4), default VRF | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dynamic BGP prefix peering on L3 sub-interface (IPv4), non-default VRF | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dynamic BGP prefix peering on L3 sub-interface (IPv6), default VRF | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dynamic BGP prefix peering on L3 sub-interface (IPv6), non-default VRF | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dynamic prefix peering (IPv6 peering, IPv4 AFI, rfc5549), (BP has IPv6 app enabled) | No | No | No | No | No |
Routing Policy Connectivity Template Primitive
| Routing Policy Connectivity Template Primitive | EOS | NX-OS | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Routing Policy on a BGP session with import/export IPv4 prefixes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Routing Policy on a BGP session with import/export IPv6 prefixes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Routing Policy on a BGP session with IPv4 aggregate prefixes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Routing Policy on a BGP session with IPv6 aggregate prefixes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
BGP Attributes (common to all BGP Connectivity Templates)
| BGP Attributes (common to all BGP Connectivity Templates) | EOS | NX-OS | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BGP: enable Password/MD5 based authentication | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BGP: Custom BGP timers (Keep Alive timer, Hold timer) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BGP: Custom TTL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BGP: Enable Single-hop BFD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
DCI Features
| DCI Features | EOS | NX-OS | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type 5 route filtering | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |