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Infrastructure Automation

Automated Cloud Provisioning.
Production-ready in 60 minutes.

Infrastructure as Code deployment – from bare metal to OpenStack private cloud with zero manual intervention.

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<60Min.
Deployment Time
100%
Automated
0
Manual interventions
clouditiv-cli
connected
$ clouditiv deploy --config cluster.yaml
╭─ Infrastructure Discovery ─────────────────╮
│ ✓ BMC scan complete: 11 nodes found
│ ✓ Hardware inventory collected
│ ✓ Network topology mapped
╰────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭─ OS Deployment ────────────────────────────╮
│ ✓ PXE boot initiated
│ ✓ Ubuntu 22.04 LTS installed
│ ✓ Security hardening applied
╰────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭─ OpenStack Services ───────────────────────╮
│ ✓ Keystone (Identity)
│ ✓ Glance (Images)
│ ✓ Nova (Compute)
│ ✓ Neutron (Network)
│ → Cinder (Storage)...
╰────────────────────────────────────────────╯
Overall Progress78%
ETA: ~12 minutes remaining
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Made in Germany
Development & Support
ISO 27001
In certification
BSI C5
Compliant
GDPR
EU Hosting
Open Source
OpenStack-based

OpenStack is powerful.But complex.

Traditional OpenStack deployments are time-consuming, error-prone, and require deep expertise.

3-6 months
Typical deployment time for traditional setups
80%
Of manual deployments fail due to configuration errors
100+ hrs
Lost to outdated docs and trial-and-error

Total Cost of Ownership

The Real Cost of OpenStack Deployment

Compare the true investment required for a production-ready private cloud.

Traditional Approach

Consulting & Setup€50,000 - €150,000
Internal Engineering3-6 months FTE
Time to Production4-8 months
Typical Investment€100,000+
Recommended

With clouditiv

Automated DeploymentIncluded
Internal Engineering< 1 day
Time to Production< 60 minutes

Start generating value from day one instead of waiting months for deployment.

Cloud Provisioning Process

Three steps to automated deployment

1

Infrastructure Discovery

Connect to your BMC/iDRAC/ILO. Automated hardware inventory and network topology mapping.

2

IaC Deployment

One-click deploy. Infrastructure as Code handles OS, OpenStack, networking, and storage.

3

Production Ready

Under 60 minutes: fully automated private cloud with Horizon dashboard and API endpoints.

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Infrastructure Automation Process

6 automated deployment phases

Each phase is fully automated with Infrastructure as Code. Track progress live in the dashboard.

1

Infrastructure Discovery

Duration: ~5 min
Phase 1
IPMI/BMC Scan
Detection of all servers via ILO, iDRAC, IPMI
Hardware Inventory
CPU, RAM, disks, NICs automatically detected
Network Topology
Switch connections and VLANs detected
Firmware Check
BIOS/UEFI versions validated
# Output
Discovered: 3x Controller, 5x Compute, 3x Storage
Total: 256 vCPUs, 2TB RAM, 120TB raw storage
Network: 2x 25GbE per node, LACP configured
2

Operating System Deployment

Duration: ~10 min
Phase 2
PXE Boot
Network boot of all nodes
OS Installation
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / Rocky Linux 9
Kernel Tuning
Hugepages, CPU pinning, NUMA
Security Hardening
CIS Benchmarks, SELinux/AppArmor
# Output
Base OS: Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS (Kernel 5.15)
Hardening: CIS Level 1 applied
SSH Keys: Deployed to all nodes
3

OpenStack Core Services

Duration: ~15 min
Phase 3
Keystone
Identity service with LDAP/AD integration
Glance
Image service with Ceph backend
Placement
Resource tracking for Nova
MariaDB + RabbitMQ
Database and message queue HA
# Output
Keystone: v3 API, LDAP bound to corp.local
Glance: 12 base images imported
Database: 3-node Galera Cluster active
4

Compute & Network

Duration: ~15 min
Phase 4
Nova Compute
5 hypervisors with KVM/QEMU
Neutron OVS
Open vSwitch with VXLAN overlay
Provider Networks
VLAN-backed external networks
Security Groups
Default firewall rules
# Output
Nova: 5 compute nodes, 240 vCPUs available
Neutron: OVS 2.17, VXLAN MTU 1450
Networks: 3 provider, 1 external configured
5

Storage Integration

Duration: ~10 min
Phase 5
Ceph MON
3 monitor daemons deployed
Ceph OSD
Object storage daemons on all disks
Cinder Volume
Block storage via RBD
Manila Share
CephFS for shared storage
# Output
Ceph: Quincy (17.2.6), 3 MON, 24 OSD
Pools: volumes, images, vms, shares
Usable: 80TB (3x replication)
6

Finalization

Duration: ~5 min
Phase 6
Horizon
Web dashboard deployed
Heat
Orchestration templates
Monitoring
Metrics + Grafana
Validation
Smoke tests performed
# Output
Dashboard: https://horizon.cluster.local
API: https://api.cluster.local:5000
Status: All services healthy ✓

Deployment Complete!

Your OpenStack environment is ready. All services are started and validated.

Dashboard: https://horizon.local
API: https://api.local:5000

Infrastructure as Code

Fully customizable IaC configuration

Every component configurable via our wizard or directly via YAML. True Infrastructure as Code flexibility.

Nova Compute

Hypervisor & VM Management

Hypervisor

KVM/QEMU (default)
VMware vCenter
Hyper-V
Ironic (Bare Metal)

CPU Allocation

Overcommit Ratio: 1:1 - 16:1
CPU Pinning
NUMA Topology
Dedicated vs Shared

RAM Management

Overcommit: 1.0 - 1.5x
Hugepages (2MB/1GB)
Memory Ballooning
KSM Deduplication

Live Migration

Block Migration
Shared Storage
Tunneled vs Direct
Auto-Converge
nova.conf
[DEFAULT]
compute_driver = libvirt.LibvirtDriver
cpu_allocation_ratio = 4.0
ram_allocation_ratio = 1.0

[libvirt]
virt_type = kvm
cpu_mode = host-passthrough
disk_cachemodes = network=writeback

[scheduler]
discover_hosts_in_cells_interval = 60

OpenStack Automation

Complete stack deployed automatically

Keystone

Identity & Auth

LDAP/AD Integration
Multi-Domain
Federation

Glance

Image Service

Ceph Backend
Image Caching
Format Conversion

Nova

Compute

KVM/QEMU
Live Migration
Flavor Management

Neutron

Networking

OVS/OVN
DVR Routing
Security Groups

Cinder

Block Storage

Ceph RBD
Snapshots
Volume Types

Manila

File Storage

CephFS
NFS Shares
Access Rules

Heat

Orchestration

HOT Templates
Auto-Scaling
Stack Updates

Horizon

Dashboard

Custom Branding
Multi-Region
RBAC

Honest Comparison

clouditiv vs. Alternatives

See how automated deployment compares to doing it yourself or hiring consultants.

Capability
clouditiv
DIY OpenStackConsultants
Deployment < 60 minutes
Production-grade configuration
100% reproducible results
Included ongoing support
German data protection compliance

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Zero-Risk Deployment Guarantee

If our automated deployment doesn't work on your hardware, we handle the installation personally at no extra cost. You only pay when you have a working, production-ready OpenStack cloud. That's the confidence that comes from 30 years of KRITIS experience.

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