In short
A G8 is a whitesky cloud location - a self-contained deployment unit that includes compute, storage, networking, and the full whitesky software stack. G8s can be deployed in any datacenter and connected into a federated network.
General definition
Cloud location / zone concepts:
- Self-contained unit: Complete cloud infrastructure in one deployment
- Geographic placement: Located in specific datacenters
- Independent operation: Can function standalone
- Federation capable: Can connect to other locations
- Managed by Meneja: Coordinated through the control plane
G8 in whitesky
A whitesky G8 includes:
Infrastructure
- Compute (CPU, memory)
- Storage (software-defined or direct NVMe)
- Networking (switches, cables, connectivity)
- Power and redundancy
Software stack
- Virtualization layer (KVM-based)
- Cloudspace management
- Objectspace storage
- Containerspace Kubernetes
- Networking services
- Backup services
Management
- Local agent for platform operations
- Connection to Meneja control plane
- Monitoring and metrics
- Update and upgrade capabilities
Deployment options
- Customer-owned datacenter
- Partner-operated facility
- Colocation environment
- whitesky-operated location
Multiple G8s and federation
When multiple G8s are connected:
- Unified management: Single Meneja instance coordinates all
- Workload placement: Deploy VMs where needed
- Disaster recovery: Backup and restore across locations
- Capacity sharing: Federation enables resource sharing
- Geographic reach: Serve customers in multiple regions
Related concepts
- Meneja - The control plane that coordinates G8s
- Federation - How multiple G8s connect
Learn more
Visit the Infrastructure documentation for detailed technical information about G8 deployments.