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Customer Edge Ecosystem Support
Published April 5, 2023 | Last modified March 16, 2026
The Customer Edge (CE) is deployed in a customer’s environment and connects to F5 Distributed Cloud Services. This reference guide provides information on the ecosystems that are supported for CE deployment.
| Provider Type | Provider | Automated Deployment | Manual Deployment | Instance Virtualization | Versions and Restrictions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Yes with AWS VPC Site. | Yes with Secure Mesh Site v2. | VM | See Customer Edge Site Sizing Reference for recommended instance types. |
| Public cloud | Microsoft Azure | Yes with Azure VNet Site. | Yes with Secure Mesh Site v2. | VM | See Customer Edge Site Sizing Reference for recommended instance types. |
| Public cloud | Google Cloud Platform (GCP) | Yes with GPC VPC Site. | Yes with Secure Mesh Site v2. | VM | See Customer Edge Site Sizing Reference for recommended instance types. |
| Public cloud | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) | No | Yes with Secure Mesh Site v2. | VM | See Customer Edge Site Sizing Reference for recommended instance types. |
| On-premises | VMware | No | Yes with Secure Mesh Site v2. | VM | VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 7.0 or later. |
| On-premises | OpenStack | No | Yes with Secure Mesh Site v2. | VM | 6.3.0 |
| On-premises | Nutanix AHV | No | Yes with Secure Mesh Site v2. | VM | AOS: v6.8+ |
| On-premises | Baremetal Servers | No | Yes with Secure Mesh Site v2 | ISO installed on baremetal server. | See supported hardware guide. |
| On-premises | OpenShift Virtualization | No | Yes with Secure Mesh Site v2. | VM | v4.20.14 |