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Apstra 5.0.0 Feature Matrix
Fabric Roles
| Fabric Roles | EOS | NX-OS | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access Switch | No | No | No | 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 | Tech Preview (See Note) | 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 | No | No |
| 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 Overlay (VTEP) | No | No | No | No | No |
| 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 agent | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not Possible | Yes* |
| Offbox agent | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Custom Telemetry Collector (GUI-based) | No | No | 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 |
* The minimum release version for Junos OS Evolved switches on onbox agents is 22.4.R3.
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 |
| Static VXLAN Virtual Networks | Yes | Yes | Not possible | No | No |
| EVPN VXLAN Virtual Networks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IPv4 DHCP relay | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IPv6 DHCP relay | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EVPN DCI: Over the TOP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EVPN DCI: Integrated Interconnect | No | No | Not possible | Yes | Yes |
| 802.1x | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Security Policies (L3 ACLs) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Connectivity (from Access Layer)
| Connectivity (from Access Layer) | EOS | NX-OS | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAG | N/A | N/A | Tech Preview (See Note) | Yes | N/A |
| ESI LAG | N/A | N/A | Tech Preview (See Note) | Yes | N/A |
Note:
This has been classified as a Juniper Apstra Technology Preview feature. These features are "as is" and voluntary use. Juniper Support will attempt to resolve any issues that customers experience when using these features and create bug reports on behalf of support cases. However, Juniper may not provide comprehensive support services to Tech Preview features.
For additional information, refer to the Juniper Apstra Technology Previews page or contact Juniper Support .
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 |
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 CT Type
| Virtual Network CT Type | EOS | NX-OS | SONiC | Junos OS | Junos OS Evolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single Virtual Network | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Multiple Virtual Network | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| VLAN (default VRF, non-VXLAN) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
IP Link CT Type
| IP Link CT Type | 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/sspine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| L3 Sub-interface on LAG interface (untagged/vlan tagged, default RZ, IPv6) - spine/sspine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Static Route CT Type
| Static Route CT Type | 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 CT Type
| Custom Static Route CT Type | 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 CT Type
| BGP to Generic CT Type | 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 Unnumbered session (link-local peering) on L3 Sub-interface (default VRF, BP has IPv6 app disabled) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| BGP Unnumbered session (link-local peering) on L3 Sub-interface (non-default VRF, BP has IPv6 app disabled) | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| BGP Unnumbered session (link-local peering) on SVI (BP has IPv6 app disabled, default VRF only) | No | No | No | No | No |
| BGP Peering combinations (Int to Int, Lo to Int, Int to Lo, Lo to Lo) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BGP session (IPv6 addressed) with IPv4 SAFI (rfc5549) with static ASN (BP has IPv6 app enabled) | No | No | No | No | No |
| 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 CT Type
| BGP to IP Endpoint CT Type | 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 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 | No | No |
| BGP session (IPv6 addressed) with IPv4 SAFI (rfc5549) with dynamic ASN (BP has IPv6 app enabled) | No | No | No | No | No |
Dynamic BGP Peering CT Type
| Dynamic BGP Peering CT Type | 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 (link-local prefix peering, rfc5549), (BP has IPv6 app disabled) | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Dynamic prefix peering (IPv6 peering, IPv4 AFI, rfc5549), (BP has IPv6 app enabled) | No | No | No | No | No |
Routing Policy CT Type
| Routing Policy CT Type | 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 CTs)
| BGP Attributes (common to all BGP CTs) | 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 |