1. Introduction to a CMP
What is a CMP?
A CMP is a Cloud Management Platform (CMP) that provides a single control plane to manage, govern, and automate infrastructure and applications across public cloud, private cloud, and on-premises environments.
- Multi-cloud provisioning (public clouds and on-prem virtualization)
- Multi-tenancy and isolation
- Self-service catalogs
- Governance, security, and cost control
- Day-2 operations and lifecycle automation
A CMP does not replace cloud providers or hypervisors. It orchestrates, governs, and standardizes them.
2. CMP Architecture (Conceptual)
Core Components
- CMP appliance – Central control plane
- Cloud Integrations – API connections to clouds and hypervisors
- Tenants & Groups – Isolation and access boundaries
- Library & Catalog – Blueprint factory and self-service
- Operations & Governance – Cost, policies, lifecycle
A CMP is usually deployed as a software appliance (on a VM, on-prem or in the cloud).
It is not hardware and is not tied to any specific vendor.
3. Day 0 – Installation & Foundation
Deployment example: public cloud
- Launch the CMP image from a cloud marketplace
- Recommended production sizing:
- 4–8 vCPU
- 16–32 GB RAM
- 100–200 GB EBS
Network, DNS & Bootstrap
- Management VPC
- Security Groups: 443, 22
- Customer-managed DNS (e.g. cmp.example.com)
- Initial setup wizard and license upload
4–6. Day 1 – Cloud Onboarding, Tenancy & Catalog
Cloud Connectivity
- Public cloud A – IAM role, regions, VPCs
- Public cloud B – service principal, subscription
- Public cloud C – service account, project
- Private virtualization – management server, clusters, datastores
Tenants, Groups & Isolation
- Master Tenant (platform owner)
- Sub-tenants (customers or business units)
- Groups define where workloads can run
- RBAC enforces isolation
Library & Service Catalog
- Instance Types, Layouts, Node Types
- Blueprints define application topology
- Catalog exposes approved services
7–8. Day 2+ – Governance, Cost & Operations
Governance & Cost Control
- Approval workflows
- Quota and policy enforcement
- Showback, chargeback, budgets
- vCPU-based licensing model
Lifecycle, Monitoring & Backups
- Power schedules and lease expiration
- Monitoring and alerts
- Integration with open-source and commercial observability tools
- Backup orchestration (snapshots, Veeam, Rubrik)
9. Troubleshooting – Common Issues
- Cloud discovery issues → Check IAM/RBAC and network
- Catalog failures → Validate blueprint and quotas
- License exceeded → Review managed vCPU
- Hypervisor unreachable → Check firewall, DNS, credentials
Day 0 → Platform Foundation Day 1 → Access & Enablement Day 2 → Control & Optimization