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PKE Metal · your servers

Managed Kubernetes on your own servers. Run by us, private to you.

We provision your HPE and Dell servers through iLO and iDRAC, install the hypervisor you choose, and run PKE on top.

Your servers, your data center
Out-of-band, over Redfish
vSphere, Proxmox VE or KubeVirt
yoursservers, data, site
iLO · iDRACout of band, over Redfish
3hypervisors to choose from
0inbound ports to open
How it works

From power-on to managed Kubernetes

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management network10.10.0.0/24 · iLO, iDRAC
on-site connectoregress-only mTLS → Pocteo
no inbound portsdedicated VLANRedfish through the tunnel

A small connector on the management network opens an outbound tunnel. Redfish calls go through it. Nothing else opens.

Virtualization

Pick the layer, we run the same PKE on all three

PKE clusters, as VMs
VMware vSphere
HPE ProLiant · Dell PowerEdge · iLO / iDRAC
existing licencessame ops habitsvMotion

Keep your VMware estate, licences and operational habits.

What we need

Servers, a management network, an outbound link

ModelsHPE ProLiant, Dell PowerEdge
For an HA control plane3 servers or more
Bootvirtual media over Redfish
Why

Private, and still managed

Data stays on siteSovereignty, regulation, latency.
Hardware you ownPut existing servers to work.
Lights-out operationsReinstall, power-cycle, recover, remotely.
One fleetTagged and governed with everything else.

Run managed Kubernetes on your own servers

Send us your server list. An architect comes back with a plan.