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= Limitations of load balancer services

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{product-title} clusters on {rh-openstack-first} use Octavia to handle load balancer services. As a result of this choice, such clusters might have functional limitations.

{product-title} clusters on {rh-openstack-first} use Octavia to handle load balancer services. As a result, your cluster has several functional limitations.

{rh-openstack} Octavia has two supported providers: Amphora and OVN. These providers differ in available features and implementation details. These distinctions affect load balancer services that you create on your cluster.