Architecture

How StackMAX is built.

Open source building blocks integrated in a single framework and managed from one dashboard: KVM virtualization, converged Ceph storage, software-defined networking and Kubernetes, on standard x86_64 hardware.

Under the hood

One converged stack, not a shopping list of parts to integrate.

  • KVM at the coreKernel-integrated hypervisor — the same class of virtualization that runs Amazon EC2 and Google Compute Engine — with performance and security inherited from mainline Linux.
  • Converged Ceph storageSoftware-defined, distributed storage built into the platform — no dedicated SAN, high availability included.
  • SDN and Kubernetes, one control planeSoftware-defined networking with an integrated firewall framework, plus Kubernetes for container workloads — VMs and containers side by side.
  • Open, no lock-inConfigurations, scripts, and documentation transfer to your team with training — the exit plan is built in from day one, not bolted on.
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web-tier.template 
# define a VM template once, deploy anywhere in the cluster
NAME   = web-tier
CPU    = 4
MEMORY = 8192
DISK   = [ IMAGE = "ubuntu-24.04", SIZE = 40960 ]
NIC    = [ NETWORK = "sdn-prod" ]
GRAPHICS = [ TYPE = "VNC" ]

$ stackmax vm instantiate web-tier --count 12
✓ 12 instances scheduled across the Ceph-backed pool
✓ SDN network attached, firewall policy applied
Flat
Per-server license cost — same at 16 cores or 128
24x7
Security monitoring included
GPU-ready
Direct GPU allocation for AI workloads
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VMware to StackMAX: migration overview

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