The hyperconverged infrastructure whitepaper.How we design single-tenant clusters.
Our hyperconverged infrastructure whitepaper is a practical guide to cluster design from the Infraclusters engineering team. It covers HCI concepts, rack layers, platform choice, sizing and operations; fill in a short form to download it free.
What the whitepaper covers.From concepts to operations.
This hyperconverged cluster design whitepaper walks through how a single-tenant HCI cluster comes together, from the first planning conversation to day-to-day operations. It is written for IT leaders, infrastructure engineers and architects weighing a move off shared cloud, separate storage arrays or VMware.
It reflects how our U.S.-based team designs, builds and runs clusters, from a three-node custom footprint to a full rack. Use it to frame internal conversations, compare platforms and prepare the questions you want answered before you commit to a design.
Inside the whitepaper.Six topics, one design approach.
HCI concepts
How hyperconverged infrastructure pools compute and storage across nodes, and how Ceph keeps three copies of every block.
Rack layers
A walk up the rack: power shelves, storage, compute and hyperconverged nodes, out-of-band management and top-of-rack switches.
Platform choice
When to choose Proxmox VE with Ceph, VMware vSAN or Hyper-V with Storage Spaces Direct.
Sizing approach
How to size a cluster from workloads, data and growth, starting from the usual three-node minimum for high availability.
Migration planning
How to plan a move off VMware or shared cloud, with a planned cutover and a rollback path.
Operations
What running a cluster takes: monitoring, patching, hardware replacement and self-healing storage.
Get your copy.A short form, then the download.
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The whitepaper explains the approach. A design session applies it to you. We map your workloads, data, growth and compliance needs, then deliver a rack elevation, node roles, network and storage design, and a fixed monthly price.
Questions, answered.
Who is the whitepaper for?
IT leaders, infrastructure engineers and architects planning a hyperconverged deployment, a VMware exit or a move off shared cloud.
Does it cover all three hypervisor platforms?
Yes. It covers Proxmox VE with Ceph, VMware vSAN and Hyper-V with Storage Spaces Direct, and when each one fits.
Why do you ask for my details?
So we can deliver the whitepaper and follow up if you want help with a design. Phone number is optional.
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Talk to the engineers who will build it.
Tell us what you run today and where you’re headed. We’ll come back with a design and a fixed monthly price.