Adding IPVersion to load balancer frontend config

api/v1beta1/types.go

@@ -388,6 +388,11 @@ const (
 	Public = LBType("Public")
 )
 
+const (
+	// IPv6 is the value for IPv6 address version.
+	IPv6 = "IPv6"
+)
+
 // FrontendIP defines a load balancer frontend IP configuration.
 type FrontendIP struct {
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:MinLength=1

api/v1beta1/types_class.go

@@ -535,4 +535,9 @@ type SecurityGroupClass struct {
 type FrontendIPClass struct {
 	// +optional
 	PrivateIPAddress string `json:"privateIP,omitempty"`
+	// IPVersion specifies the IP version for this frontend IP. Valid values are "IPv4" and "IPv6".
+	// Defaults to "IPv4" if not specified.
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum=IPv4;IPv6
+	// +optional
+	IPVersion string `json:"ipVersion,omitempty"`
 }

azure/scope/cluster.go

@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ func (s *ClusterScope) PublicIPSpecs() []azure.ResourceSpecGetter {
 					Name:             ip.PublicIP.Name,
 					ResourceGroup:    s.ResourceGroup(),
 					ClusterName:      s.ClusterName(),
-					DNSName:          "",    // Set to default value
-					IsIPv6:           false, // Set to default value
+					DNSName:          "", // Set to default value
+					IsIPv6:           ip.IPVersion == infrav1.IPv6,
 					Location:         s.Location(),
 					ExtendedLocation: s.ExtendedLocation(),
 					FailureDomains:   s.FailureDomains(),
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func (s *ClusterScope) PublicIPSpecs() []azure.ResourceSpecGetter {
 					Name:             s.APIServerPublicIP().Name,
 					ResourceGroup:    s.ResourceGroup(),
 					DNSName:          s.APIServerPublicIP().DNSName,
-					IsIPv6:           false, // Currently azure requires an IPv4 lb rule to enable IPv6
+					IsIPv6:           s.APIServerLB().FrontendIPs[0].IPVersion == infrav1.IPv6,
 					ClusterName:      s.ClusterName(),
 					Location:         s.Location(),
 					ExtendedLocation: s.ExtendedLocation(),
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ func (s *ClusterScope) PublicIPSpecs() []azure.ResourceSpecGetter {
 				Name:             ip.PublicIP.Name,
 				ResourceGroup:    s.ResourceGroup(),
 				ClusterName:      s.ClusterName(),
-				DNSName:          "",    // Set to default value
-				IsIPv6:           false, // Set to default value
+				DNSName:          "", // Set to default value
+				IsIPv6:           ip.IPVersion == infrav1.IPv6,
 				Location:         s.Location(),
 				ExtendedLocation: s.ExtendedLocation(),
 				FailureDomains:   s.FailureDomains(),

azure/services/loadbalancers/loadbalancers_test.go

@@ -132,6 +132,58 @@ var (
 		},
 	}
 
+	fakeInternalAPILBSpecIPv6 = LBSpec{
+		Name:                 "my-private-lb",
+		ResourceGroup:        "my-rg",
+		SubscriptionID:       "123",
+		ClusterName:          "my-cluster",
+		Location:             "my-location",
+		VNetName:             "my-vnet",
+		VNetResourceGroup:    "my-rg",
+		Role:                 infrav1.APIServerRole,
+		Type:                 infrav1.Internal,
+		SKU:                  infrav1.SKUStandard,
+		SubnetName:           "my-cp-subnet",
+		BackendPoolName:      "my-private-lb-backendPool",
+		IdleTimeoutInMinutes: ptr.To[int32](4),
+		FrontendIPConfigs: []infrav1.FrontendIP{
+			{
+				Name: "my-private-lb-frontEnd-ipv6",
+				FrontendIPClass: infrav1.FrontendIPClass{
+					IPVersion: infrav1.IPv6,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		APIServerPort: 6443,
+	}
+
+	fakePublicAPILBSpecIPv6 = LBSpec{
+		Name:                 "my-publiclb",
+		ResourceGroup:        "my-rg",
+		SubscriptionID:       "123",
+		ClusterName:          "my-cluster",
+		Location:             "my-location",
+		Role:                 infrav1.APIServerRole,
+		Type:                 infrav1.Public,
+		SKU:                  infrav1.SKUStandard,
+		SubnetName:           "my-cp-subnet",
+		BackendPoolName:      "my-publiclb-backendPool",
+		IdleTimeoutInMinutes: ptr.To[int32](4),
+		FrontendIPConfigs: []infrav1.FrontendIP{
+			{
+				Name: "my-publiclb-frontEnd-ipv6",
+				FrontendIPClass: infrav1.FrontendIPClass{
+					IPVersion: infrav1.IPv6,
+				},
+				PublicIP: &infrav1.PublicIPSpec{
+					Name:    "my-publicip-ipv6",
+					DNSName: "my-cluster.12345.mydomain.com",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		APIServerPort: 6443,
+	}
+
 	internalError = &azcore.ResponseError{
 		RawResponse: &http.Response{
 			Body:       io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader("#: Internal Server Error: StatusCode=500")),

azure/services/loadbalancers/spec.go

@@ -177,6 +177,11 @@ func getFrontendIPConfigs(lbSpec LBSpec) ([]*armnetwork.FrontendIPConfiguration,
 				},
 				PrivateIPAddress: ptr.To(ipConfig.PrivateIPAddress),
 			}
+			if ipConfig.IPVersion == infrav1.IPv6 {
+				properties.PrivateIPAddressVersion = ptr.To(armnetwork.IPVersionIPv6)
+				properties.PrivateIPAllocationMethod = ptr.To(armnetwork.IPAllocationMethodDynamic)
+				properties.PrivateIPAddress = nil
+			}
 		} else {
 			properties = armnetwork.FrontendIPConfigurationPropertiesFormat{
 				PublicIPAddress: &armnetwork.PublicIPAddress{

azure/services/loadbalancers/spec_test.go

@@ -178,6 +178,36 @@ func TestParameters(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expectedError: "",
 		},
+		{
+			name:     "internal API load balancer with IPv6 frontend",
+			spec:     &fakeInternalAPILBSpecIPv6,
+			existing: nil,
+			expect: func(g *WithT, result any) {
+				g.Expect(result).To(BeAssignableToTypeOf(armnetwork.LoadBalancer{}))
+				lb := result.(armnetwork.LoadBalancer)
+				g.Expect(lb.Properties.FrontendIPConfigurations).To(HaveLen(1))
+				frontendIP := lb.Properties.FrontendIPConfigurations[0]
+				g.Expect(*frontendIP.Name).To(Equal("my-private-lb-frontEnd-ipv6"))
+				g.Expect(*frontendIP.Properties.PrivateIPAllocationMethod).To(Equal(armnetwork.IPAllocationMethodDynamic))
+				g.Expect(*frontendIP.Properties.PrivateIPAddressVersion).To(Equal(armnetwork.IPVersionIPv6))
+				g.Expect(frontendIP.Properties.PrivateIPAddress).To(BeNil())
+			},
+			expectedError: "",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "public API load balancer with IPv6 frontend",
+			spec:     &fakePublicAPILBSpecIPv6,
+			existing: nil,
+			expect: func(g *WithT, result any) {
+				g.Expect(result).To(BeAssignableToTypeOf(armnetwork.LoadBalancer{}))
+				lb := result.(armnetwork.LoadBalancer)
+				g.Expect(lb.Properties.FrontendIPConfigurations).To(HaveLen(1))
+				frontendIP := lb.Properties.FrontendIPConfigurations[0]
+				g.Expect(*frontendIP.Name).To(Equal("my-publiclb-frontEnd-ipv6"))
+				g.Expect(*frontendIP.Properties.PublicIPAddress.ID).To(Equal("/subscriptions/123/resourceGroups/my-rg/providers/Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses/my-publicip-ipv6"))
+			},
+			expectedError: "",
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testcases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {

docs/book/src/self-managed/api-server-endpoint.md

@@ -101,6 +101,50 @@ Note that `dns` is the FQDN associated to your public IP address (look for "DNS
 
 When you BYO api server IP, CAPZ does not manage its lifecycle, ie. the IP will not get deleted as part of cluster deletion.
 
+### Frontend IP Version
+
+By default, frontend IPs are IPv4. You can configure individual frontend IPs to use IPv6 by setting the `ipVersion` field to `"IPv6"`.
+
+For a public load balancer with an IPv6 frontend:
+
+```yaml
+apiVersion: infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: AzureCluster
+metadata:
+  name: my-cluster
+  namespace: default
+spec:
+  location: eastus
+  networkSpec:
+    apiServerLB:
+      type: Public
+      frontendIPs:
+        - name: lb-public-ip-frontend-ipv6
+          ipVersion: IPv6
+          publicIP:
+            name: my-public-ipv6
+```
+
+For an internal load balancer with an IPv6 frontend:
+
+```yaml
+apiVersion: infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: AzureCluster
+metadata:
+  name: my-private-cluster
+  namespace: default
+spec:
+  location: eastus
+  networkSpec:
+    apiServerLB:
+      type: Internal
+      frontendIPs:
+        - name: lb-private-ip-frontend-ipv6
+          ipVersion: IPv6
+```
+
+Note that IPv6 internal frontend IPs use dynamic allocation and do not support specifying a `privateIP` address.
+
 ### Load Balancer SKU
 
 At this time, CAPZ only supports Azure Standard Load Balancers. See [SKU comparison](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/load-balancer/skus#skus) for more information on Azure Load Balancers SKUs.