{"id":2471,"date":"2025-11-04T21:02:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T21:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tracston.com\/?page_id=2471"},"modified":"2026-01-22T12:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:42:11","slug":"clouddte-tech","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tracston.com\/index.php\/clouddte-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"CloudDTE-Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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CloudDTE Architecture & Technical Specifications<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Technical Specifications & Architecture Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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CloudDTE<\/strong> is a fully automated <\/span>on-premise Kubernetes platform<\/strong> designed to provide cloud-like Dev\/Test capabilities inside the enterprise datacenter.<\/span><\/h2>\n

It follows a hybrid topology<\/strong> combining VMware-hosted control plane nodes with bare-metal worker nodes for maximum flexibility and performance.<\/p>\n

At its core, CloudDTE integrates:<\/p>\n\n

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    System Design<\/strong><\/h2>

    CloudDTE operates using a multi-node architecture<\/strong> with clear separation of control, data, and monitoring layers.<\/p>

    Layer<\/th>Components<\/th>Description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    Control Plane<\/strong><\/td>API Server, Scheduler, Controller Manager, etcd<\/td>Coordinates the cluster and manages the desired state.<\/td><\/tr>
    Worker Nodes<\/strong><\/td>Kubelet, Kube-Proxy, Pods<\/td>Execute workloads, applications, and user deployments.<\/td><\/tr>
    Networking Layer<\/strong><\/td>Nginx Ingress, OpenELB<\/td>Provides load balancing and ingress control for external access.<\/td><\/tr>
    Storage Layer<\/strong><\/td>NetApp NFS, OpenEBS<\/td>Persistent and dynamic storage for stateful workloads.<\/td><\/tr>
    Observability<\/strong><\/td>Prometheus, Grafana, Kibana, AlertManager<\/td>Collects metrics, logs, and alerts across the platform.<\/td><\/tr>
    Security & Access<\/strong><\/td>RBAC, Cert-Manager, Vault<\/td>Ensures fine-grained user control and automatic SSL certificate management.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Hardware & Software Stack<\/strong><\/h2>

    Control Plane (VMware \/ Virtual Machines)<\/strong><\/p>

    • CPU: 4 vCPU @ 2.4 GHz<\/li>
    • Memory: 32 GB<\/li>
    • Disk: 20 GB<\/li>
    • OS: RockyLinux 10<\/li>
    • Role: Cluster management, API gateway, Jenkins CI\/CD<\/li><\/ul>

      Worker Nodes (Bare Metal Servers)<\/strong><\/p>

      • CPU: 64 vCPU @ 3.0 GHz (Intel Xeon)<\/li>
      • Memory: 512 GB<\/li>
      • Disk: 1 TB NFS (External Storage)<\/li>
      • OS: RockyLinux 10<\/li>
      • Role: Application deployment, Helm releases, monitoring, storage services<\/li><\/ul>

        Installed Software Versions<\/strong><\/p>

        Component<\/th>Version<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
        Kubernetes<\/td>1.34.2<\/td><\/tr>
        Docker<\/td>27.1.3<\/td><\/tr>
        Helm<\/td>3.14.4<\/td><\/tr>
        Python<\/td>3.12.0<\/td><\/tr>
        Prometheus Stack<\/td>79.5.0<\/td><\/tr>
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        Grafana<\/td>12.4.0<\/td><\/tr>
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        Deployment Automation<\/strong><\/h2>\n

        CloudDTE uses Jenkins pipelines<\/strong> and Helm Charts<\/strong> to dynamically deploy or tear down Dev\/Test environments.<\/p>\n

        Automated Flow:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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          Monitoring & Observability<\/strong><\/h2>\n

          CloudDTE comes with a built-in observability suite for full-stack visibility:<\/p>\n\n

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              Security & Access Management<\/strong><\/h2>\n

              Security is embedded at every layer:<\/p>\n\n

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                Networking & Load Balancing<\/strong><\/h2>\n

                Traffic management is handled by:<\/p>\n\n

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                • \nOpenELB<\/strong> for external load balancing on bare-metal networks\n<\/li>\n \t
                • \nCalico \/ Flannel<\/strong> for internal pod networking\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Features include:<\/p>\n\n

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                    Future Expansion<\/strong><\/h2>\n

                    Planned enhancements to extend CloudDTE\u2019s capabilities:<\/p>\n\n

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                    • \nIntegration with ArgoCD<\/strong> for GitOps workflows\n<\/li>\n \t
                    • \nJaeger<\/strong> and Tempo<\/strong> tracing for microservices\n<\/li>\n \t
                    • \nLoki<\/strong> for lightweight log aggregation\n<\/li>\n \t
                    • \nAI-based anomaly detection<\/strong> for Dev\/Test pipelines\n<\/li>\n \t
                    • \nSupport for Hybrid Cloud bursting<\/strong> into Azure or AWS\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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                      Summary<\/strong><\/h2>

                      CloudDTE<\/strong> provides a complete Kubernetes-based Dev\/Test infrastructure<\/strong> that merges the speed of cloud deployment with the control of on-premise systems.
                      It\u2019s engineered for scalability, compliance, and efficiency \u2014 giving DevOps and R&D teams an EKS-like experience inside their own data center.<\/p>

                      \u201cYour private cloud \u2014 automated, observable, and built for innovation.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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