vCenter Single Sign-On and Platform Services Controller High Availability Compatibility Matrix

Products

VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

This article provides information on vCenter Single Sign-On and the Platform Services Controller compatibility regarding the use of qualified load balancers that supply high availability as well as their requirements between versions of vSphere.

Only local load balancers (often times referred to as LTM, or Local Traffic Manager) are supported for PSC HA.

Note: VMware does not support the configuration or setup of the load balancer used to provide high availability within a vSphere environment. If problems are experienced when the third-party load balancer is used for Platform Services Controller high availability, VMware offers best effort support for any issues encountered with the environment. However, VMware reserves the right to not support the environment until a compatible load balancer is used. For more information, see the VMware third-party hardware and software support.

Resolution

This table describes the compatible load balancers that can be used with vCenter Single Sign-On (SSO) or Platform Services Controller (PSC) to provide high availability. Please see the notes where applicable.

		Compatible Load Balancers
		Apache	vCloud Network and Security (vCNS)	NSX for vSphere (NSX-v)	Cisco ACE	Citrix NetScaler	F5 Networks Big-IP
vCenter Single Sign-On / Platform Services Controller version	5.1	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
	5.5	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	6.0	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
	6.5	No	No	Yes*	No	Yes	Yes

*Caution: VMware NSX 6.3.0 or later is required with vSphere 6.5.

Requirements by Version:

Minimum requirements for using a load balancer with vCenter SSO or PSC.

vSphere 5.1

Ability to load balance single TCP port
Ability to load balance single HTTP/S port
Ability to have session affinity to a single node (i.e. Sticky Sessions)
Ability to control request timeout intervals

For guidance on setting up the load balancer for SSO HA in vSphere 5.1, see Configuring VMware vCenter Single Sign On for High Availability (2033588).

vSphere 5.5

Ability to load balance single TCP port
Ability to load balance single HTTP/S port
Ability to have session affinity to a single node (i.e. Sticky Sessions)
Ability to control request timeout intervals

For guidance on setting up SSO HA in vSphere 5.5, see the Configuring VMware vCenter SSO High Availability for VMware vRealize Automation White Paper.

vSphere 6.0:

Ability to load balance multiple TCP ports
Ability to load balance multiple HTTP/S ports
Ability to have session affinity to a single node (i.e. Sticky Sessions)
Ability to have session affinity to the same PSC node across all configured ports (.i.e Match Across Services)
Ability to control request timeout intervals

For guidance on setting up the load balancer for PSC HA in vSphere 6.0, see one of the following:

For guidance on setting up PSC HA in vSphere 6.0, see one of the following:

For guidance on upgrading from SSO 5.5 to PSC 6.0, see Configuring PSC 6.0 High Availability after upgrading from SSO 5.5 High Availability (2110879).

vSphere 6.5:

Ability to load balance multiple TCP ports
Ability to load balance multiple HTTP/S ports
Ability to have session affinity to a single node (i.e. Sticky Sessions)
Ability to have session affinity to the same PSC node across all configured ports (.i.e Match Across Services)
Ability to control request timeout intervals

For guidance on configuring Platform Services Controller HA in vSphere 6.5, see Configuring Platform Service Controller HA in vSphere 6.5 (2147018).

Additional Information

For additional support on third-party high availability load balancers, file a Feature Request or engage the VMware account team in filing a Request for Feature Enhancement (RFE) through a Request for Price Quotation (RPQ). For more information, see Making a VMware feature request (1002123).

Configuring VMware vCenter Single Sign On for High Availability
Configuring the F5 BIG-IP Load Balancer with the vCenter Single Sign-On 5.5 High Availability
Configuring F5 BIG-IP Load Balancer for use with vSphere Platform Services Controller (PSC) 6.0
Configuring PSC 6.0 High Availability after upgrading from SSO 5.5 High Availability
Configuring Windows PSC 6.0 High Availability for vSphere 6.0
Configuring PSC 6.0 High Availability for vSphere 6.0 using vCenter Server 6.0 Appliance
Configuring Citrix NetScaler Load Balancer for use with vSphere Platform Services Controller (PSC) 6.0
vCenter Single Sign-On および Platform Services Controller の高可用性の互換性マトリックス
vCenter Single Sign-On 和 Platform Services Controller 高可用性兼容性列表
Matriz de compatibilidade do vCenter Single Sign-On e do Platform Services Controller High Availability
Matriz de compatibilidad de vCenter Single Sign-On y Platform Services Controller High Availability
Configuring Netscaler Load Balancer to provide the PSC 6.5 High Availability
Configuring Platform Service Controller HA in vSphere 6.5
Configuring F5 BIG-IP Load Balancer for use with vSphere Platform Services Controller (PSC) 6.5
How to configuring NSX Edge Load Balancer for use with PSC 6.5
Configuring PSC Appliance for High Availability in vSphere 6.5
Configuring Windows PSC for High Availability in vSphere 6.5