Note: This matrix defines support for BIG-IQ Centralized Management versions at the time of publication. For the definitive listing of currently supported versions, refer to the BIG-IQ software support policy.
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VMware ESXi Supported Hypervisors
F5 supports these versions of BIG-IQ Virtual Edition (VE) on VMware.
| BIG-IQ VE Version | Maximum Throughput | ESXi Version |
| 8.4.0, 8.3.0, 8.2.0, 8.1.0, 8.0.0, 7.1.0, 7.0.0, 6.1.0 | Determined by host and guest resource allocation, not by license. | 6.x version and later. |
Note: Using VMWare ESxi version v7.x may trigger certificate warnings, but these can be ignored.
Linux KVM, Xen Project, and OpenStack
F5 supports these versions of BIG-IQ Virtual Edition (VE) on Linux.
| BIG-IQ VE Version | Maximum Throughput | KVM (requires the KVM package) | Xen Project 3.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, or 4.7(requires the Xen Project package) |
| 8.4.0, 8.3.0, 8.2.0, 8.1.0, 8.0.0, 7.1.0, 7.0.0, 6.1.0 | Determined by host and guest resource allocation, not by license. | CentOS/RHEL 6.3 and later | Fedora 18 or Ubuntu 12.04 and later |
Note: BIG-IQ VE supports Red Hat OpenStack Platform versions Mitaka and later, for versions of KVM running on any of the supported Linux distributions (except that IPv6 is not recommended on the eth0 (management) interface).
Note: For a Nutanix virtual machine, use the qcow2 (KVM) image. BIG-IQ 8.1.0.2 and later is supported in the Nutanix environment.
Microsoft Hyper-V
F5 supports these versions of BIG-IQ Virtual Edition on Microsoft Hyper-V.
| BIG-IQ VE Version | Maximum Throughput | Hypervisor and Windows Version |
| 8.4.0, 8.3.0, 8.2.0, 8.1.0, 8.0.0, 7.1.0, 7.0.0, 6.1.0 | Determined by host and guest resource allocation, not by license. | – Hyper-V Server 2012 and later – Windows Server 2012 and later |
Note: The Hyper-V feature role must be installed on the Windows Server.
Citrix XenServer
F5 supports these versions of BIG-IQ Virtual Edition (VE) on Citrix XenServer.
| BIG-IQ VE Version | Maximum Throughput | Citrox XenServer Version |
| 8.4.0, 8.3.0, 8.2.0, 8.1.0, 8.0.0, 7.1.0, 7.0.0, 6.1.0 | Determined by host and guest resource allocation, not by license. | 7.2, 7.1, 7.0, 6.5 |
Amazon Web Services
F5 supports these versions of BIG-IQ Virtual Edition (VE) on Amazon Web Services.
| BIG-IQ VE Version | Throughput | AWS EC2 Instance Type |
| 8.4.0, 8.3.0, 8.2.0, 8.1.0, 8.0.0 | Determined by host and guest resource allocation, not by license. | m4.4xlarge, m4.2xlarge, m4.xlarge, m5.4xlarge, m5.2xlarge, and m5.xlarge |
| 7.1.0, 7.0.0, 6.1.0 | Determined by host and guest resource allocation, not by license. | m4.4xlarge, m4.2xlarge, and m4.xlarge |
Microsoft Azure
F5 supports these versions of BIG-IQ Virtual Edition (VE) in Azure.
| BIG-IQ VE Version | Maximum Throughput | Azure Instance |
| 8.4.0, 8.3.0, 8.2.0, 8.1.0, 8.0.0, 7.1.0, 7.0.0, 6.1.0 | Determined by host and guest resource allocation, not by license. | Standard_D4_v3 A4 mv2 A8_mv2 Standard_B4ms Standard_B8ms Standard_D4s_v3 Standard_D8s_v3 |
Google Cloud Platform
F5 supports these versions of BIG-IQ Virtual Edition (VE) on the Google Cloud Platform.
| BIG-IQ VE Version | Maximum Throughput | Azure Instance |
| 8.4.0, 8.3.0, 8.2.0, 8.1.0 | Determined by host and guest resource allocation, not by license. | n1-standard-8 n2-standard-8 e2-standard-8 |
VMware ESX, ESXi, and vCloud Director Supported Hypervisors
| VE Version | Supported F5 Modules | ESX and ESXi 4.1, ESXi 4.1 u1, ESXi 4.1 u2 | ESXi 5.0, ESXi 5.0 u1, ESXi 5.0 u2, and ESXi 5.0 u3 | ESXi 5.1, ESXi 5.1 u1, ESXi 5.1 u2, and ESXi 5.1 u3 | ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.5 u1 and ESXi 5.5 u2 | ESXi 6.0 | vCloud Director 5.1 | vCloud Director 5.5 u1 and 5.5 u2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG-IQ 5.1 | All released modules | P* | P* | P* | P* | P* | P* | |
| BIG-IQ 5.0 | All released modules | P* | P* | P* | P* | P* | P* | |
| BIG-IQ 4.6 | All released modules | P* | P* | P* | P* | P* | P* | |
| BIG-IQ 4.5 | All released modules | P* | P* | P* | P* | P* | P* | |
| BIG-IQ 4.4 | All released modules | P* | P* | P* | P* | P* | P* | |
| EM VE 3.1.1 | N/A | P* | P* | P* | P* |
Important: P* – Throughput speed of your system is determined by your host and guest resource allocation, not by license.
Linux KVM and Xen Project Supported Hypervisors
| VE Version | Supported F5 Modules | KVM (requires the KVM package) | Xen Project 3.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, or 4.4 (requires the Xen Project package) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIG-IQ 5.1 | All released modules | P* CentOS/RHEL 6.3 or 6.7 |
P* Fedora 18 or Ubuntu 12.04 |
| BIG-IQ 5.0 | All released modules | P* CentOS/RHEL 6.3 or 6.7 |
P* Fedora 18 or Ubuntu 12.04 |
| BIG-IQ 4.6 | All released modules | P* CentOS/RHEL 6.3 |
P* Fedora 18 or Ubuntu 12.04 |
| BIG-IQ 4.5 | All released modules | P* CentOS/RHEL 6.3 |
P* Fedora 18 or Ubuntu 12.04 |
| BIG-IQ 4.4 | All released modules | P* CentOS/RHEL 6.3 |
P* Fedora 18 or Ubuntu 12.04 |
| EM VE 3.1.1 | N/A | P* CentOS/RHEL 6.3 |
P* Fedora 18 or Ubuntu 12.04 |
Important: P* – Throughput speed of your system is determined by your host and guest resource allocation, not by license.
Microsoft Hyper-V Supported Hypervisors
| VE Version | Supported F5 Modules | Hyper-V on Windows 2008 R2 | Hyper-V on Windows 2008 R2 sp1 | Hyper-V on Windows 2012 | Hyper-V on Windows 2012 R2 RTM and Update 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG-IQ 5.1 | All released modules | P* | P* | P* | P* |
| BIG-IQ 5.0 | All released modules | P* | P* | P* | P* |
| BIG-IQ 4.6 | All released modules | P* | P* | P* | P* |
| BIG-IQ 4.5 | All released modules | P* | P* | P* | P* |
| BIG-IQ 4.4 | All released modules | P* | P* | P* | P* |
| EM VE 3.1.1 | N/A | P* | P* |
Important: P* – Throughput speed of your system is determined by your host and guest resource allocation, not by license.
Citrix XenServer Supported Hypervisors
| VE Version | Supported F5 Modules | XenServer 5.6 sp2 | XenServer 6.0 | XenServer 6.1 | XenServer 6.2 RTM and sp1 | XenServer 6.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG-IQ 5.1 | All released modules | P* | P* | P* | P* | P* |
| BIG-IQ 5.0 | All released modules | P* | P* | P* | P* | P* |
| BIG-IQ 4.6 | All released modules | P* | P* | P* | P* | |
| BIG-IQ 4.5 | All released modules | P* | P* | P* | P* | |
| BIG-IQ 4.4 | All released modules | P* | P* | P* | P* | |
| EM™ VE 3.1.1 | N/A | P* | P* | P* |
Important: P* – Throughput speed of your system is determined by your host and guest resource allocation, not by license.
Amazon Web Services
| Amazon Web Services Recomended Instances | Supported F5® Modules | EC2 | Recommended Compute Instances |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIG-IQ® 5.1 | All released modules | P* | m4.large, m4.xlarge and m4.2xlarge |
| BIG-IQ 5.0 | All released modules | P* | m4.large, m4.xlarge and m4.2xlarge |
| BIG-IQ 4.6 | All released modules | P* | m4.large, m4.xlarge and m4.2xlarge |
| BIG-IQ 4.5 | All released modules | P* | m3.large, m3.xlarge, m3.2xlarge, cc2.8xlarge, c3.xlarge, c3.2xlarge, c3.4xlarge, and c3.8xlarge |
| BIG-IQ 4.4 | All released modules | P* | m3.large, m3.xlarge, m3.2xlarge, cc2.8xlarge, c3.xlarge, c3.2xlarge, c3.4xlarge, and c3.8xlarge |
Important: P* – Throughput speed of your system is determined by your host and guest resource allocation, not by license.
