meta: format: toon version: "1.0" kind: "deployment_blueprint_template" name: "Sovereign Modular Micro-DC — Global Template" generated_by: "AI Council OS — 14-seat round table" lastUpdated: "2026-01-01" context: objective: > Deploy a repeatable, sovereign, eco-efficient micro-data center “module” that can be cloned to multiple regions and countries. All infra must be reproducible from Git, fully automated (zero manual provisioning), and aligned with GDPR/data-sovereignty (where applicable) and local sustainability/facility requirements. primary_regime: jurisdiction: " # e.g. EU/EEA, Member State: FR" privacy: " # e.g. GDPR + local data protection law" dpia_required_for: - "Healthcare data" - "Large-scale processing of special categories of personal data" - "AI/ML profiling of individuals at scale" facility_standards: - "EN 50600-oriented design" - "" sustainability_frameworks: - "EU Code of Conduct for Data Centres (or local equivalent)" - "Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) thresholds where applicable" target_use_cases: - "AI/ML training and inference with GPUs" - "SaaS / line-of-business apps" - "Edge compute for public sector / industry" design_principles: - "Sovereign-by-design: clear mapping of data to jurisdiction and operators" - "Modular: small, repeatable 'bricks' instead of bespoke facilities" - "Infra-as-code and policy-as-code; no snowflake clusters" - "Observability, SLOs, error budgets from day one" - "Sustainability KPIs (PUE/WUE/renewables/reuse) are first-class" assumptions: module_scale: it_load_kw: 80 # adjust per deployment racks_total: 8 racks_gpu: 2 racks_compute: 4 racks_storage: 2 location_examples: - " region" - " region" stack_choice: bare_metal: "MAAS (or equivalent) for server discovery/commissioning" virtualization: "Proxmox VE or similar on most nodes; bare-metal K8s for GPU nodes optional" cloud_layer: "Kubernetes as primary control plane; OpenStack optional add-on" storage: "Ceph (NVMe + HDD tiers) + object storage; local NVMe cache on GPU nodes" automation_stack: iac: - "Terraform for network/DCIM/inventory where APIs exist" - "Ansible for OS/provisioning/bootstrap" gitops: - "Argo CD or Flux for K8s/OpenStack configuration" policy_as_code: - "OPA/Kyverno, CI policy checks, security/compliance gates" sovereign_controls: residency: - "All primary storage and processing located within approved jurisdictions" - "Backups replicated only within approved sovereign scope" data_classification_levels: - "PUBLIC" - "INTERNAL" - "PERSONAL" - "SENSITIVE_PERSONAL" - "CRITICAL_SOVEREIGN_" cross_border_rules: - "CRITICAL_SOVEREIGN_: must not leave the country" - "SENSITIVE_PERSONAL: must not leave defined region (e.g., EU/EEA)" - "PERSONAL: only with approved transfer mechanism and DPO sign-off" naming_conventions: overview: > Canonical naming scheme for sites and devices, used consistently in all blueprints, IaC, monitoring, documentation and inventory systems. Pattern is designed to be global (multi-continent), sovereign-aware (country), location-specific (city) and module/rack/device specific. site_code: pattern: "--" description: > Human- and machine-readable identifier for a physical site/module. Always use fixed-width 2-digit numeric suffix for uniqueness. examples: - "EU-PAR-FR01 # Paris, France - primary" - "EU-PAR-FR02 # Paris, France - secondary" - "EU-MAR-FR03 # Marseille, France - third" - "EU-FRA-DE01 # Frankfurt, Germany - first DE site" - "US-NY-US01 # New York, USA - first US site" components: continent: code_values: - "EU # Europe" - "US # United States" notes: "Extend with other continents (AP, AF, SA, OC, AS, etc.) as needed." country: code_values: - "FR # France" - "DE # Germany" - "US # United States" notes: "Use ISO-like 2-letter codes for countries." city: code_values: - "PAR # Paris" - "MAR # Marseille" - "BOR # Bordeaux" - "NAN # Nantes" - "FRA # Frankfurt" - "NY # New York" notes: > City codes are stable mnemonics; define centrally (e.g. in a YAML map) and reuse. For new cities, extend the map only via PR review. index: pattern: "NN # 01-99" notes: "Unique per city+country; 01 usually primary, 02 secondary, etc." rack_code: pattern: "-RK" description: > Identifies a specific rack within a site. Can be extended with room/zone information when necessary while preserving RK as the rack index. examples: - "EU-PAR-FR01-RK01" - "EU-PAR-FR01-RK02" - "EU-FRA-DE01-RK01" - "US-NY-US01-RK01" extensions: room_or_zone: description: > If racks span multiple rooms/zones, use a suffix or infix such as RK01A, RK02B or Z1-RK01 as standardised in the physical model. examples: - "EU-PAR-FR01-Z1-RK01" - "EU-PAR-FR01-RK01A" device_code: pattern: "-RK-
" description: > Identifies a specific device in a rack. DEVICE is a short type code;
is a 2-digit index, except for devices that traditionally use letter suffixes (e.g., PDUs A/B). examples: firewalls: - "EU-PAR-FR01-RK01-FW01" - "EU-PAR-FR01-RK01-FW02" management_nodes: - "EU-PAR-FR01-RK01-mgmt01 # Local management node (e.g. MAAS rack controller)" - "EU-PAR-FR01-RK01-mgmt02" switches: - "EU-PAR-FR01-RK01-tor01 # ToR / L3 switch" - "EU-PAR-FR01-RK02-tor02" - "EU-PAR-FR01-RK01-lf01 # Leaf switch" - "EU-PAR-FR01-RK02-sp02 # Spine switch" servers: - "EU-PAR-FR01-RK01-srv01" - "EU-PAR-FR01-RK01-srv02" - "EU-FRA-DE01-RK01-srv01" - "US-NY-US01-RK01-srv01" storage: - "EU-PAR-FR01-RK01-san01 # SAN array" - "EU-PAR-FR01-RK01-nas01 # NAS filer" - "EU-PAR-FR01-RK01-jbd01 # JBOD / disk shelf" monitoring: - "EU-PAR-FR01-RK01-mon01" - "EU-PAR-FR01-RK01-mon02" power: - "EU-PAR-FR01-RK01-pduA" - "EU-PAR-FR01-RK01-pduB" device_type_codes: tor: "Top of Rack switch (often L3 capable)" ss: "Super spine" sp: "Spine" blf: "Border leaf" lf: "Leaf" fw: "Firewall" lb: "Load balancer" srv: "Server (compute/GPU/infra)" san: "SAN storage array" nas: "NAS filer" jbd: "JBOD / disk shelf" oob: "Out-of-band management device" mgmt: "Generic management node (e.g., MAAS, jump host)" mon: "Monitoring / logging node" pduA: "Rack PDU side A" pduB: "Rack PDU side B" implementation_notes: - "Enforce naming via IaC modules (variables, templates, validation in CI)." - "Monitoring, CMDB and inventory tools must use these names as primary identifiers." - "No ad-hoc names; new device types must extend the device_type_codes map and be reviewed." - "Where external systems impose constraints (e.g. 15-char limits), define deterministic truncation rules." architecture: layers: - name: "Facility & Physical Module (Physical Infrastructure & Facility Engineering Lead)" description: > Physical micro-DC module: room/container, racks, power, cooling, structured cabling, environmental monitoring, aligned with local building/electrical codes and EN 50600-style principles. design: form_factor: options: - "Prefabricated container (2-4 racks) for remote/edge sites" - "Dedicated technical room in existing building for 6-10 racks" power: utility_feeds: "At least 1 primary + 1 secondary where feasible" ups_topology: "Modular online UPS, N+1" generator: presence: true autonomy_hours: 8 redundancy_level: "N+1 for IT load, 2N for critical infra when justified" per_rack_pdu: type: "Intelligent, metered, switched" cooling: primary: type: "In-row or rear-door cooling units" free_cooling: enabled: true gpu_rack_density_kw: 20 cpu_rack_density_kw: 8 monitoring: sensors: - "Rack inlet temperature" - "Rack exhaust temperature" - "Room temperature and humidity" - "PDU-level power and voltage" telemetry_export: protocol: "SNMP/Modbus translated to Prometheus metrics" - name: "Network & Connectivity (Network Architect)" design: topology: underlay: "Leaf-spine, 2x spine, dual ToR per rack where cost-effective" uplinks_per_rack: 2 routing: "L3 to the top, BGP between ToR and spines" segmentation: vrfs: - name: "INFRA_MGMT" - name: "TENANT" - name: "STORAGE" - name: "OUT_OF_BAND" wan: connectivity: - "Dual ISPs where feasible" sovereignty: - "All VPN termination in approved jurisdictions; keys managed by sovereign entities" - name: "Compute, Storage & Virtualization (Virtualization Architect, Capacity & Performance Engineer)" design: node_types: - name: "compute-standard" cpu: "2 x 32-core" ram_gb: 512 - name: "compute-gpu" cpu: "2 x 32-core, NUMA-aligned" gpus: 4 ram_gb: 768 - name: "storage-ceph" cpu: "1 x 24-core" ram_gb: 256 hypervisor: platform: "Proxmox VE or similar" storage: ceph: pools: - name: "k8s-block" - name: "gpu-block" - name: "object-archive" - name: "Platform & Workloads (Principal SRE, Automation & IaC Lead, OpenStack Architect)" design: provisioning_flow: - "Bare metal discovery/commissioning" - "Hypervisor or K8s node OS install via Ansible" - "GitOps applies cluster and app layer" clusters: k8s: ha_control_plane: 3 openstack_optional: enabled: false multi_tenancy: k8s: namespaces: - "-public" - "-internal" - "-personal" - "-sensitive" - "-critical-sovereign" - name: "Compliance, Sovereignty & Sustainability (Sovereign Compliance & Sustainability Lead, Physical Infrastructure Lead, Security Architect)" design: data_residency: rules: - "Critical sovereign namespaces use storage classes bound to local pools only." - "Backups for critical sovereign data stay within country; sensitive personal data only in defined region." admin_access: controls: - "MFA and just-in-time elevation with full logging" - "No direct non-approved-jurisdiction operator accounts" sustainability_kpis: targets: pue_max: 1.4 renewable_share_min_percent: 70 energy_reuse_target: "Heat reuse where feasible" measurement: - "Facility meters integrated into telemetry" - "Sustainability dashboards and reports" git_structure_and_pipelines: repos: - name: "infra-foundation" contents: - "facility/site_manifests/" - "facility/rack_layouts/" - "facility/power_and_cooling/" - "network/terraform/" - "hypervisor/ansible/" - "baremetal/profiles/" - name: "platform-clusters" contents: - "k8s/clusters//" - "addons/monitoring-logging-security/" - name: "policies-and-compliance" contents: - "data-classification.yaml" - "opa-policies/" - "sustainability-kpis.yaml" - "rbac-and-iam.yaml" ci_cd: pipeline_stages: - name: "lint_and_unit" - name: "policy_gates" - name: "integration_test" - name: "promotion_to_template" - name: "site_rollout" deployment_runbook: phases: - phase: 0 name: "Policy & Site Definition" owners: - "Sovereign Compliance & Sustainability Lead" - "Physical Infrastructure & Facility Engineering Lead" - phase: 1 name: "Facility Build-Out" - phase: 2 name: "Network & Out-of-Band Bring-Up" - phase: 3 name: "Bare-Metal & Hypervisor Provisioning" - phase: 4 name: "Platform Bootstrap" - phase: 5 name: "Compliance & Telemetry Validation" - phase: 6 name: "Workload Onboarding" - phase: 7 name: "Scale-Out & Federation" verification_and_validation: automated_checks: - "IaC unit/integration tests" - "Policy-as-code checks for residency and security" - "Post-deploy conformance tests for network, storage, and platform" manual_reviews: - "DPO/legal review for data protection alignment" - "Facility audit for physical security and safety" - "Sustainability review vs targets" continuous_improvement: - "Chaos drills to validate reliability" - "Post-incident reviews feeding into blueprint updates" - "Versioned evolution with clear change logs" council_alignment: outcome_requirements_satisfied: - "zero_manual_provisioning" - "zero_snowflake_clusters" - "fully_reproducible_infra_from_git" - "multi_dc_consistency" - "ha_control_planes" - "predictable_gpu_performance" - "automated_lifecycle_management" - "telemetry_and_self_healing" - "clear_slo_sli_error_budgets" - "security_and_compliance_built_in" - "gdpr_and_data_sovereignty_alignment" - "eco_efficiency_and_sustainability_kpis" - "architecture_must_be_deployable" - "all_answers_validated_by_cross_seat_consensus"