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Harvester is a modern, open, interoperable, hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solution built on Kubernetes. It is an open-source alternative designed for operators seeking a cloud-native HCI solution. Harvester runs on bare metal servers and provides integrated virtualization and distributed storage capabilities. In addition to traditional virtual machines (VMs), Harvester supports containerized environments automatically through integration with Rancher. It offers a solution that unifies legacy virtualized infrastructure while enabling the adoption of containers from core to edge locations. Harvester is an enterprise-ready, easy-to-use infrastructure platform that leverages local, direct attached storage instead of complex external SANs. It utilizes Kubernetes API as a unified automation language across container and VM workloads.
Features
- Since Harvester ships as a bootable appliance image, you can install it directly on a bare metal server with the ISO image or automatically install it using iPXE scripts
- Easily create, edit, clone, and delete VMs, including SSH-Key injection, cloud-init, and graphic and serial port console
- Move a VM to a different host or node with zero downtime
- Back up your VMs from NFS, S3 servers, or NAS devices. Use your backup to restore a failed VM or create a new VM on a different cluster
- Harvester supports distributed block storage and tiering. Volumes represent storage; you can easily create, edit, clone, or export a volume
- Supports using a virtual IP (VIP) and multiple Network Interface Cards (NICs)
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