July 2025
SUSE Virtualization:
Implement
Predefined Consulting Services
SUSE Virtualization: Implement - Predefined Consulting Services
High-Level Description
SUSE Virtualization Implement is designed to help organizations modernize their
infrastructure by deploying a production-ready SUSE Virtualization environment. The
solution supports virtual machine workloads across on-premise and hybrid
environments and serves as a strategic alternative to legacy virtualization platforms
such as VMware. Leveraging SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with built-in KVM, and
optional integration with SUSE Rancher, SUSE Storage, and SUSE Observability, this
engagement delivers a secure, scalable, and automated virtualization foundation with
a clear path toward container adoption.
Scope
Inclusions:
● Project Management: planning, risk assessment, communication, progress
tracking, issue resolution, stakeholder management, and project closure.
● Architecture discussions and documentation, including: Hardware and
Networking constraints, High Availability, high level principles of Day 2
Operations and Security.
● Assisting with implementation (needs man power from the customer side for
external dependencies).
● SUSE Virtualization Configuration including Storage.
● Integration with Rancher Prime: User and Resource Management.
● Application Cluster deployment
Exclusions:
● Detailed Operations documents such as runbooks and best practices
documents (can only happen during live discussions but not written down).
● Any automation or development of custom reports, scripts, software
enhancements/extensions, or custom integration with other systems
● Time required out of hours is subject to an uplift charge.
Use Case
This offering is ideal for organizations modernizing their way to Cloud-Native
computing from legacy platforms like VMware and seeking a secure, open-source
virtualization environment as a base to their transition. By the end of the engagement,
customers will have a production-grade SUSE Virtualization stack deployed across
their infrastructure. The solution is designed with operational confidence in
mind—featuring integrated observability for real-time visibility, baseline security
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configurations aligned to best practices, and support for compliance needs. With
optional integration into SUSE Rancher Prime and SUSE Storage, this environment lays
the foundation for a scalable, hybrid infrastructure while enabling ongoing insight,
control, and trust in virtualized workloads.
Activities:
Phase 1 – Discover & Design
● Kickoff session to align on goals, use cases, and technical scope
● Assess infrastructure and recommend changes (hardware, storage, networking,
workloads)
● Iterative Architecture discussions: analysis/research, recommendation,
feedback, iteration
● Define integration points (e.g., SUSE Rancher Prime, SUSE Storage,
Observability solutions)
● Review security, compliance, and disaster recovery requirements
● Deliver and review High-Level Design (HLD)
Phase 2 – Deploy & Configure
● Validate pre-requisites: external network configuration, DHCP, DNS, NTP, HTTP,
OCI Registry, replication of artifacts locally in case of Air-gapped setup.
● Install SUSE Virtualization on up to 3 physical hosts (includes on-the-job
knowledge transfer so that customer teams can continue with additional hosts)
● Configure networking (VLANs/VM Networks, load balancing, Longhorn Storage
Network) and potentially connect external storage
● Integrate with Rancher
● Apply security configurations (RBAC, SSH, firewalls, access controls)
● Deploy one sample Application Kubernetes Cluster on top of VMs.
● Validate core platform functionality and begin hands-on knowledge transfer
Phase 3 – Validate & Optimize
● Migrate a sample set of VMs as a proof of concept
● Fine-tune observability stack: metrics, logging, performance dashboards
● Review deployment automation practices and integrations (CI/CD)
● Establish backup/recovery procedures and perform initial security hardening
● Final validation, documentation, and knowledge transfer
● Conduct closing session with roadmap recommendations
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Artifacts:
● High-Level Design Document
● End of Engagement Documentation, including:
○ Deployment summary
○ Next step recommendations
○ Training recommendations
Outcomes:
● Deployed and optimized SUSE Virtualization environment, tailored to the
customer’s infrastructure and use cases, with observability, and security
considerations. The solution enables proven High-Availability, simplified
API-Driven management, a scalable, and open-source foundation for future
cloud-native and containerized workloads.
Timeline
This service typically requires 30 working days to complete. However, the project
delivery schedule will be determined after the order is placed and will vary according
to a customer’s situation and requirements.
Pricing
Time and materials
While SUSE aims to deliver within a fixed timeframe based on estimated work, some
customer scenarios may be more complex and require additional work, potentially
leading to added costs for extra days.
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