# Infrastructure — Sources

Split into separate files:
- [HYPERVISORS.md](../../HYPERVISORS.md) — hypervisors and virtualization
- [DATACENTERS.md](../../DATACENTERS.md) — data centers
- [STORAGE.md](../../STORAGE.md) — storage
- [HARDWARE.md](../../HARDWARE.md) — hardware and servers

## Official documentation

| Source | URL | Status |
|-------|-----|--------|
| VMware vSphere docs | https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/ | `[done]` |
| Microsoft Hyper-V docs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/virtualization/hyper-v/ | `[done]` |
| Proxmox VE docs | https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Main_Page | `[done]` |
| OpenStack docs | https://docs.openstack.org/ | `[done]` |
| Ceph docs | https://docs.ceph.com/ | `[done]` |
| Redfish specification | https://www.dmtf.org/standards/redfish | `[done]` |

## Standards

| Standard | Description | Status |
|----------|-------|--------|
| TIA-942 | Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers | `[done]` |
| Uptime Institute Tier Standard | Data Center Tier Classification | `[done]` |
| ASHRAE TC 9.9 | Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing Environments | `[done]` |
| S.M.A.R.T. | Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology | `[done]` |

## Books

| Name | Author | ISBN | Status |
|-------|-------|------|--------|
| The Data Center as a Computer (1st ed. → 4th ed. 2025) | Barroso, Hölzle, Ranganathan | 978-3-031-99488-3 | `[done]` |
| Storage Systems | Ganger, Gibson | 978-1680837540 | `[done]` |
| Virtualization Essentials | Matthew Portnoy | 978-1119481513 | `[done]` |
| VMware vSphere Design (2nd ed.) | Forbes Guthrie, Scott Lowe | 978-1119130312 | `[done]` |
| AI Data Center Network Design and Technologies (1st ed.) | Subramaniam, Styszynski, Tambakuwala | 978-0-13-543628-8 | `[done]` |
| Electronics Cooling: From the Chip to the Datacenter | Abraham et al. | 978-0-443-47084-4 | `[done]` |
| The AI Cloud Infrastructure Blueprint | Thummarakoti, Vududala, Madupati, Kaushik | 978-1-041-16642-9 | `[done]` |

## Server connectivity

| Source | URL | Status |
|-------|-----|--------|
| HPE Gen11 NIC selection guide | https://www.hpe.com/psnow/doc/a50007643enw | `[done]` |
| Broadcom / Emulex FC HBA specs | https://www.broadcom.com/products/storage/fibre-channel-host-bus-adapters | `[done]` |
| NVIDIA Mellanox Ethernet + InfiniBand adapters | https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/networking/ethernet/ | `[done]` |
| NVMe-oF specification (NVM Express Inc.) | https://nvmexpress.org/specifications/ | `[done]` |
| Dell PowerEdge R760 NIC placement guide | https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/poweredge-r760/per760_ism_pub/ | `[done]` |

## Server memory — DIMM population

| Source | URL | Status |
|-------|-----|--------|
| Dell PowerEdge R760 Installation & Service Manual — System Memory Guidelines | https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-al/oth-r760/per760_ism_pub/system-memory-guidelines | `[done]` |
| Dell PowerEdge R760 — General Memory Module Installation Guidelines | https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-al/oth-r760/per760_ism_pub/general-memory-module-installation-guidelines | `[done]` |
| HPE Gen11 Server Memory Population Rules (4th Gen Intel Xeon) | https://www.hpe.com/psnow/doc/a50007437enw | `[done]` |
| HPE Gen11 Server Memory Population Rules (5th Gen Intel Xeon) | https://www.hpe.com/psnow/doc/a50010242enw | `[done]` |
| HPE Gen11/Gen12 Server Memory Population Rules (AMD EPYC 9005) | https://www.hpe.com/psnow/doc/a50012817enw | `[done]` |
| Single Rank vs Dual Rank vs Quad Rank vs Octa Rank Memory | https://corewavelabs.com/single-rank-vs-dual-rank-vs-quad-vs-octa-memory/ | `[done]` |

## Enterprise storage

| Source | URL | Status |
|-------|-----|--------|
| Hitachi VSP 5000 series datasheet | https://www.hitachivantara.com/en-us/products/storage/vsp-5000-series | `[done]` |
| Hitachi VSP E series datasheet | https://www.hitachivantara.com/en-us/products/storage/vsp-e-series | `[done]` |
| Huawei OceanStor Dorado V6 datasheet | https://e.huawei.com/en/products/storage/all-flash-storage/dorado-8000 | `[done]` |
| Huawei OceanStor Dorado V7 announcement | https://e.huawei.com/en/news/2025/oceanstor-dorado-v7 | `[done]` |
| Dell PowerStore documentation | https://www.dell.com/en-us/dt/storage/powerstore.htm | `[done]` |
| Dell PowerMax documentation | https://www.dell.com/en-us/dt/storage/powermax.htm | `[done]` |
| HPE Alletra documentation | https://www.hpe.com/us/en/storage/alletra.html | `[done]` |
| Infinidat InfiniBox SSA G4 datasheet | https://www.infinidat.com/en/products/infinibox-ssa | `[done]` |
| Pure Storage FlashArray documentation | https://www.purestorage.com/products/flasharray.html | `[done]` |
| Lenovo ThinkSystem DM series docs | https://lenovopress.com/storage/thinkstorage/dm-series | `[done]` |
| Lenovo ThinkSystem DE series docs | https://lenovopress.com/storage/thinkstorage/de-series | `[done]` |
| Synology Unified Controller datasheet | https://www.synology.com/en-us/products/UC3400 | `[done]` |

## OpenStack

| Source | URL | Status |
|-------|-----|--------|
| OpenStack Neutron networking docs | https://docs.openstack.org/neutron/latest/ | `[done]` |
| OpenStack Cinder block storage docs | https://docs.openstack.org/cinder/latest/ | `[done]` |
| OpenStack Swift object storage docs | https://docs.openstack.org/swift/latest/ | `[done]` |
| OpenStack Cyborg GPU lifecycle docs | https://docs.openstack.org/cyborg/latest/ | `[done]` |
| OpenStack Ironic bare metal docs | https://docs.openstack.org/ironic/latest/ | `[done]` |
| TripleO deployment docs | https://docs.openstack.org/tripleo-docs/latest/ | `[done]` |
| OpenStack Kolla (Kubernetes deployment) docs | https://docs.openstack.org/kolla/latest/ | `[done]` |
| Canonical Charmed OpenStack docs | https://ubuntu.com/openstack/docs | `[done]` |
| OpenStack Ceilometer / Telemetry docs | https://docs.openstack.org/ceilometer/latest/ | `[done]` |
| OpenStack Masakari (VM HA) docs | https://docs.openstack.org/masakari/latest/ | `[done]` |
| OpenStack Cyborg (GPU lifecycle management) | https://docs.openstack.org/cyborg/latest/ | `[done]` |
| OpenQA — OpenStack CI/CD | https://github.com/openstack-infra/openqa | `[done]` |
| OpenStack Charms (Juju) deployment | https://charmhub.io/openstack | `[done]` |
| OpenStack Zuul CI/CD system | https://zuul-ci.org/docs/zuul/ | `[done]` |

## VMware exit strategy

| Source | URL | Status |
|-------|-----|--------|
| VMware Alternatives in 2026: A Practical Exit Playbook — Platform9 | https://platform9.com/blog/vmware-alternatives-in-2026-a-practical-exit-playbook | `[done]` |
| VMware Exit Strategy — Intelligent Visibility | https://intelligentvisibility.com/data-center-infrastructure/vmware-exit-strategy | `[done]` |
| VMware to Proxmox Migration Guide 2026 — Petronella Tech | https://petronellatech.com/blog/vmware-to-proxmox-migration-guide | `[done]` |
| Migrating from VMware to Proxmox — Hornetsecurity | https://www.hornetsecurity.com/en/blog/migrate-vmware-to-proxmox | `[done]` |
| The Great VMware Exodus — Virtualization Howto | https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2025/07/the-great-vmware-exodus-real-migration-stories-and-alternatives-for-2025/ | `[done]` |
| VMware to Hyper-V Migration 2026 — iShift | https://www.ishift.net/vmware-hyper-v-migration-2026 | `[done]` |
| VMware to Nutanix Migration 2026 — Redress Compliance | https://redresscompliance.com/vmware-to-nutanix | `[done]` |
| Hyper-V Licensing 2026 — Redress Compliance | https://redresscompliance.com/hyper-v-licensing-2026 | `[done]` |
| Beyond virtualization: a guide to modern vSphere alternatives — Spectro Cloud | https://www.spectrocloud.com/blog/vsphere-alternatives | `[done]` |
| VMware Migration in 2026: Proxmox, KVM, XCP-ng & Veeam — StarWind | https://starwindsoftware.com/blog/vmware-migration-to-proxmox-kvm-xcp-ng-2026 | `[done]` |
| Complete guide to modern vSphere alternatives — Spectro Cloud | https://www.spectrocloud.com/blog/vsphere-alternatives | `[done]` |
| Broadcom VMware Acquisition: What's Next — Sayers | https://www.sayers.com/blog/after-the-deal-whats-next-for-vmware-customers | `[done]` |
| Stanford University migration from VMware to Proxmox | https://itcommunity.stanford.edu/news/enterprise-technology-completes-successful-virtual-infrastructure-migration-vmware-proxmox | `[done]` |

## Hardware manufacturers

| Manufacturer | Server series | Management |
|---------|---------------|------------|
| Dell | PowerEdge (R6xx, R7xx) | iDRAC / OpenManage |
| HPE | ProLiant (DL, ML, Synergy) | iLO / OneView |
| Cisco | UCS (B-Series, C-Series) | UCS Manager / Intersight |
| Lenovo | ThinkSystem (SR, ST) | XClarity |
| Supermicro | SuperServer (cloud, storage, GPU) | IPMI / SuperDoctor |