Retain required tools
Keep identity, backup, monitoring and security integrations until the pilot verifies the functions you can replace.
Get more from the servers you own.
Install Neverinstall Private Cloud on the supported x86 and arm64 servers already in your racks. Run Virtual Machines, Containers and Managed Kubernetes on the same nodes, then move workloads across in groups.
Servers retire before their capacity does.
Servers are often retired when support contracts end, while each workload type keeps its own platform, tools and licenses.
Build one cluster from mixed hardware.
Supported servers of different makers, models and generations can join the same cluster. Keep internal disks, an existing SAN, or both. Each guest operating system, image and application must support the processor architecture it runs on.
Servers you already own
Neverinstall Private CloudOne Console for the cluster
Manages
One cluster
Older serversReviewed before the pilot
x86 and arm64Mixed in one cluster
Existing storageInternal disks or your SAN
- Starting size
1 node without high availability, or multiple nodes sized for the failures you need to cover
- Growth
Add supported nodes after reviewing capacity and recovery requirements
- Network
1 Gbps minimum, 10 Gbps recommended, no BGP
- Pricing
Per node, with no charge per Virtual Machine
Virtual Machines, Containers and Kubernetes in one cluster.
Servers you already own
An existing server asks to join the cluster with its cores and memory. You approve it and choose its role.
Virtual Machines
Application servers move across as Virtual Machines and run on older and newer nodes in the same cluster.
Containers
Services deploy from your registry as Containers, beside the Virtual Machines, on the same nodes.
Managed Kubernetes
Teams that need Kubernetes get their own clusters, created from the Console on the same servers.
Keep the integrations and ownership you need.
A shared Console changes provisioning. Your teams still own their applications.
Assign operating responsibilities
Agree on who provisions capacity, approves maintenance, applies updates and responds when an application fails.
Move in groups, then retire the old systems.
- Take inventory
List servers, disks, SAN and network links, with the workloads each one runs and what those workloads depend on.
- Review the hardware
Send us the server, disk and network models. Our engineers confirm the configuration before a pilot of 1-8 weeks, paid or free by scope.
- Build one cluster
Review hardware, storage and networking before installation. Start with the nodes the pilot needs, then add capacity as workloads move across.
- Move workloads in groups
Move one group of Virtual Machines, Containers or Kubernetes workloads at a time. Test access, backup and restore before the next group moves.
- Retire or repurpose
When a server is empty, retire it or review it as another node for the cluster.
Related
Questions about modernizing.
Can our older servers join the cluster?
Yes, after the hardware review. Supported x86 and arm64 servers can join one cluster, mixing makers, models and generations, on internal disks, an existing SAN or both.
Do we need new network equipment?
Links of 1 Gbps are the minimum and 10 Gbps is recommended. Public addresses are announced on your existing Layer 2 network, with no BGP.
How small can we start?
One node runs workloads without high availability. Multi-node configurations need enough spare capacity for the failures you plan to cover. Agree on cluster size, recovery targets and failure tests during the hardware review.
Does our team need Kubernetes or OpenStack skills?
The Console covers routine compute, storage, network and access tasks. Kubernetes and OpenStack skills are not required.
How are updates and support delivered?
Updates are signed bundles applied from the Console, offline where the site needs it. Support is 24×7, from the engineers who build the platform.
What does it cost to add workloads?
Neverinstall Private Cloud is priced per node. More Virtual Machines on the same licensed nodes add no platform charge. New nodes, infrastructure and third-party licenses are quoted separately.
Plan your next infrastructure change.
Bring your server list, applications and upcoming renewal. We will prepare a sizing, migration and pricing report from the review and pilot results. You keep it whether or not you buy.