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Contrail Installation Overview

Contrail is validated on several operating systems and orchestration systems. Installation procedures vary, depending on your environment. Additionally, API tools are available to customize your system.

This section provides links to the installation procedures for different validated environments.

Installing Contrail on Different Operating Systems

To get anticipated results, be sure to check the validated supported operating system for your version of Contrail and make sure you have the correct kernel version:

Supported Platforms Contrail 4.1

or refer to the Release Notes for your version of Contrail.

You should start your validated installation by referring to the documentation section that corresponds to your operating environment, including:

Juniper OpenStack Ubuntu Installation

Refer to the following topics when you are installing Juniper OpenStack Contrail on Ubuntu.

Using VMware vCenter with Containerized Contrail, Release 4.0.1 and Greater

Refer to the following topics when you are installing containerized Contrail, Release 4.0.1 and greater, on VMware vCenter.

Using VMware vCenter with Contrail, through Release 4.0

Refer to the following topics when you are installing Contrail through Release 4.0 on VMware vCenter.

Using Red Hat with Contrail

Refer to the following topics when you are installing Contrail with Red Hat.

Using Contrail with Kubernetes Automation Platform

Refer to the following topics when you are installing containerized Contrail integrated with the Kubernetes automation platform.

Using APIs with Contrail

Additionally, Contrail can interact with other systems and applications using northbound APIs, enabling customization of your system. An index to current APIs is available in your installed version of Contrail at: http://<your-server-IP>:8082/documentation/index.html, or you can refer to:

Juniper Contrail Configuration API Reference