OpenNebula 7.0 “Phoenix” – Next Generation
OpenNebula 7.0 introduces transformative innovative features and powerful enhancements that boost performance, simplify operations, and seamlessly address the gaps left by VMware.
At OpenNebula, we’ve always believed in the power of collaboration. Over the past few months, we’ve actively engaged with organizations seeking alternatives to VMware, gathering insights from their challenges, priorities, and migration goals. We’ve also listened closely to feedback from our own users and tracked key market shifts to ensure that OpenNebula 7.0 delivers the features and functionality VMware customers need most.
The result is a release shaped by real-world demands, and designed to help you streamline your transition, optimize your cloud infrastructure, and regain full control of your environment.
Main Deployment Scenarios
OpenNebula 7.0 introduces powerful new features and integrations designed to support the most in-demand enterprise cloud deployment models. Whether you’re modernizing your VMware infrastructure, building AI factories, or deploying hybrid multi-cloud environments—OpenNebula 7.0 has you covered.
VMware Revirtualization
From AI-driven DRS for optimal workload placement, to seamless integrations with enterprise backup solutions like Veeam and storage systems like NetApp, and tools for smooth and efficient workload migration.
AI Factories Enabling
Enhanced multi-tenant GPU support and native integration with vLLM and Hugging Face engines, and Ray and and NVIDIA Dynamo frameworks, empowering streamlined deployment of AI workloads for both training and inference.
Hybrid Multi-Cloud
A fully revamped, automated provisioning tool that enables on-demand deployment of hybrid cloud environments across multiple providers, leveraging your favorite public cloud services with ease.
Main Disruptive Innovations
OpenNebula introduces cutting-edge capabilities developed within the IPCEI-CIS project and compliant with the 8ra architecture, redefining cloud management by making infrastructure more intelligent, flexible, and seamlessly distributed.
Automated Cloud Operations
Simplify and accelerate infrastructure management with full automation across provisioning, scaling, and lifecycle operations.
Seamless Hybrid Multi-Cloud
Build and operate hybrid and multi-cloud environments with native support for workload portability and full vendor independence.
AI-Augmented Operations
Leverage AI and ML to enhance observability, automatic workload placement, and predictive decision-making across your cloud.
Distributed Infrastructure
Deploy and manage highly distributed resources as a single unified cloud—optimized for latency, sovereignty, and scalability.
Key New Features Across All Areas
OpenNebula 7.0 delivers major innovations across the full stack of cloud orchestration, management, and operations—enhancing performance, scalability, and usability for next generation enterprise and edge cloud environments.
Sunstone GUI
A fully modernized user interface designed with a focus on UX and clarity:
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- Improved New End-user Cloud View
- Dynamic Tabs for enhanced flexibility Enhanced VNC Console functionality
- VM Template Profiles for simplified deployment workflows
Automation
Streamlined provisioning and hybrid cloud expansion:
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- Improved Automated Deployment of hybrid cloud clusters
- Enhanced Hybrid Drivers for on-prem deployment and AWS
- New Hybrid Drivers for Scaleway integration
Apps & Workloads
Better support for key enterprise and AI workloads:
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- Enhanced compatibility for Windows Guest OS.
- ClusterAPI (CAPONE) integration for Kubernetes.
- OneKE Certified for Kubernetes 1.31
- OneFlow support for roles using Virtual Routers.
- Improved appliances for Ray and NVIDIA’s Dynamo with integration with vLLM and Hugging Face.
Capacity Management & DRS
Intelligent workload placement and resource governance:
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- Cluster-wide automated & semi-automated load balancing.
- Generation of migration plans.
- AI-driven Predictive Monitoring & Scheduling.
- Customizable migration thresholds.
- Cluster Quotas for fine-grained control at edge locations.
- Custom Quota Items for user & group-level governance.
Storage
More flexible and enterprise-ready storage support:
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- Native NetApp iSCSI Drivers.
- Improved LVM backend and local datastore support.
- Import OVAs directly into OpenNebula
- Automatic NFS Mounting.
Backup
Enhanced resilience and enterprise-grade data protection:
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- Veeam Backup integration.
- Ceph Incremental Backups.
- Full LVM Datastore Backup support.
Networking
Robust network enhancements for performance and security:
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- Transparent Proxies for VMs.
- VLAN Filtering for Linux Bridge-backed networks.
Expanded compatibility for modern infrastructure:
Enhanced resilience and enterprise-grade data protection:
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- Support for NVIDIA Mediated Devices.
- Enhanced PCI Passthrough with host/cluster selection.
- Full Arm64 Support for guest OS and OpenNebula packages.
Seamless Integration into the Enterprise Ecosystem
OpenNebula is fully integrated and validated with leading enterprise platforms, ensuring smooth interoperability and high performance across your infrastructure stack. Whether you’re running on-prem, at the edge, or across hybrid environments, OpenNebula connects seamlessly with the technologies that power your business.
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