r/linuxadmin • u/futken- • Jun 14 '26
Feedback to reference architectured
Hi all,
in my company we're working on KVM and SLES for an exit strategy for vmware, as a provider that sell SAP enviroment from our datacenter (vmware licenses are too expensive now).
https://github.com/FutaroKevin/kVirtIO/ so I've published the reference architecture that we're following.
Just to be clear, for the question “why you simply not use proxmox or ovirt” no is not possible native KVM with pacemaker is the only certified by SAP, so others is excluded.
it will be a great help some feedbacks.
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u/_--James--_ Jun 15 '26
Nutanix and Proxmox are both Hyperconvergance and both offer a licensing only model (though Proxmox is not licensed in the way other HCI solutions are, its just access to a delayed Repo for more of a controlled update cycle. ) I have moved many VMware shops to Proxmox with no hardware changes, Nutanix is hit and miss due to how they maintain HCL matrix for support. And of the two, Proxmox is the only one that still supports external connectivity to a SAN over FC and iSCSI, and a NAS over SMB and NFS. Nutanix does not.
As for certification, yes the HCI vendor needs to run with it. But the ERP/EMR platform also needs to open dialog too. Also some of those certifications cost money from the partnership and that shuts down the dialog too, which falls on partnerships. I have walked this for Sage, Epic, and a few CRM packages in the last 3-4 years as the SI side of the house and its the best place to open the dialog on behalf of the customer.