The operational layer above the hypervisor.
A hypervisor manages VMs on one host. A cluster manager coordinates fleets of hosts so that VMs can move, restart, and scale without operators having to track individual hardware. That is what Netframe Manager does.
If you have run vSphere with vCenter, the operational concepts will feel immediately familiar: clusters, datastores, networks, HA, vMotion-style live migration, RBAC. We have reimplemented these primitives on top of KVM with cleaner abstractions, easier API control and a lower price.
Manager is the difference between operating a handful of independent KVM hosts and operating a real platform.
- Affordable per-core licensing
- One-click cluster creation and one-click HA
- Cluster-level batch ops for networks and storage pools
- Full OpenAPI 3.1 REST API
vSphere-grade operations on KVM foundations.
Multi-cluster management
Coordinate multiple Core clusters from a single managed pane with a shared resource view across the estate.
One-click HA
Turn on cluster HA with a single toggle. On host failure, VMs restart automatically on the surviving hosts in the cluster.
Live VM migration
Move running VMs across hosts in a cluster with zero downtime. The same primitive vSphere users know as vMotion.
Role-based access
Granular RBAC backed by local accounts or Microsoft Active Directory. Additional identity providers planned.
Cluster-level batch ops
Add a VM network or an NFS storage pool once at the cluster, and it propagates to every host. No per-host repetition.
Alerts you actually want
Built-in alerting on host disconnect and on VM resource consumption (memory and CPU saturation). Surfaced in the Manager UI.
API-first
Every Manager operation, from cluster creation to VM lifecycle, is exposed through a clean OpenAPI 3.1 REST API.
cloud-init provisioning
Provision VMs across the cluster with cloud-init or sysprep. Reproducible, automated, driveable from any IaC pipeline.
A management UI that respects your time.
Easy intuitive workflows that streamline operations and reduce administrative overhead. Simple, efficient, and powerful.
- Cluster overview with health, capacity, and active alerts
- Per-VM console access proxied via Manager, no direct host connection required
- Bulk operations across selected VMs
- Live performance graphs with drill-down to per-VM metrics
Built for production scale.
- Deployment
- Linux appliance VM
- Licensing
- Per physical CPU-core on the managed Netframe Core hypervisors
- Authentication
- Local users, Microsoft Active Directory (more identity providers planned)
- API
- OpenAPI 3.1 REST
- Backup integration
- Supported with Netframe Backup for rapid configuration
See it for yourself.
We run real demos with real environments. Schedule a no-obligation product walkthrough with a member of our team and if you like, we'll help you get started with an evaluation to try it yourself.