From 518bb6ffa28e6714cc8eed62ea8328d39ea15d77 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Waleed Khalid Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 22:10:05 +0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] doc/explanation/networking: Add a label to the alternatives section Signed-off-by: Waleed Khalid --- doc/explanation/networking.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/doc/explanation/networking.md b/doc/explanation/networking.md index 2731f12c2..2d34ae9e2 100644 --- a/doc/explanation/networking.md +++ b/doc/explanation/networking.md @@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ A dedicated underlay network serves as the physical infrastructure over which th - **Optimized performance**: Enables predictable latency and bandwidth for sensitive applications. - **Scalable design**: Allows the overlay network to scale independently of other networks. +(exp-networking-ovn-alternatives)= ### Alternatives If you decide to not use MicroOVN, MicroCloud falls back on the [Ubuntu fan](https://github.com/ubuntu/wiki-archives/blob/main/UbuntuWiki/F/FanNetworking.wiki) for basic networking. MicroCloud will still be usable, but you will see some limitations, including: From ca9a973f8f4f618c929d4aa9cf32e468ceff32a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Waleed Khalid Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:39:17 +0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] doc/reference/requirements: Document the vxlan module requirement Signed-off-by: Waleed Khalid --- doc/reference/requirements.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/reference/requirements.md b/doc/reference/requirements.md index b429bd97c..01f7bf673 100644 --- a/doc/reference/requirements.md +++ b/doc/reference/requirements.md @@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ We recommend an LTS version of Ubuntu 22.04 or newer. Production deployments sub If you intend to use ZFS storage, use a non-HWE (Hardware Enabled) variant of Ubuntu 22.04. +If you do not set up distributed networking with MicroOVN, MicroCloud falls back on the Ubuntu Fan for networking (see {ref}`exp-networking-ovn-alternatives`), which requires the `vxlan` kernel module. + Also see LXD's {doc}`lxd:requirements` and Ceph's {doc}`ceph:start/os-recommendations`. (reference-requirements-software-snaps)=