Data Center & Virtualization

Hypervisor-ready platforms for Proxmox VE, VMware ESXi, XCP-ng, Nutanix, and Hyper-V — with HA clustering, live migration, and SDS built in.

• Hypervisors: 5+
• Form factors: 2U–4U
• Networking: 25/100G
• Burn-in: 24–72 hrs

The challenge

Virtualisation is the backbone of modern IT, but getting it right requires more than installing a hypervisor on commodity hardware. Memory sizing, storage IOPS, network throughput, and CPU overcommit ratios must be precisely matched to your VM mix — or you end up with noisy neighbours, storage bottlenecks, and failed live migrations. Indian organisations also face unique challenges: variable power quality, limited local support from global OEMs, and compliance requirements for data sovereignty.

Our approach

Spectra builds hypervisor-ready NetBytes platforms validated for your specific virtualisation stack. We size CPU, memory, and storage based on your actual VM density targets — not vendor marketing numbers. Every cluster ships with HA, live migration, and backup pre-configured, and our local engineering team provides direct support with an India-based spares inventory.

What makes this workload hard

• VM Density Planning Overcommitting CPU or memory leads to noisy neighbours and performance degradation. We right-size for your actual workload mix.
• Storage Tiering Fast NVMe for databases, bulk SAS for file servers, Ceph/ZFS for SDS. We match storage tier to workload I/O profile.
• Live Migration & HA Failed migrations cause downtime. We validate network fabric, shared storage, and BIOS settings for zero-downtime migration.
• Backup & DR VM-level backup with off-site replication and tested restore procedures. Not just snapshots — real disaster recovery.
• 10/25/100G Fabric East-west VM traffic needs low-latency, high-bandwidth networking. We deploy LACP, VXLAN, and SR-IOV as needed.
• Hyperconvergence For smaller deployments, HCI collapses compute and storage into a single cluster. We build validated HCI nodes.

What we deliver

• Proxmox VE HA clusters 3-node and 5-node clusters with Ceph storage, live migration, and automatic failover pre-configured.
• VMware ESXi / vSphere vSAN-ready nodes with validated HCL compatibility and vCenter pre-configured.
• XCP-ng open-source virtualisation XOSTOR shared storage, XO Orchestra management, and HA pooling out of the box.
• Nutanix AHV / AOS Hyperconverged nodes validated for Nutanix with local NVMe and hybrid storage tiers.
• SDS with Ceph, ZFS, and MinIO Software-defined storage pools that scale linearly with node count.
• India-based spares and support Local engineering team with advance-replacement spares across major metro cities.

The hardware: Rack server hardware