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Hardware ecosystem

Beyond the hardware compatibility list, Vates works directly with hardware vendors: we collaborate to validate designs, provide detailed information on specific configurations, and make it possible to purchase models with XCP-ng pre-installed. This page presents these partnerships; to check a specific server, network adapter or storage controller model, search the compatibility list.

2CRSi​

2CRSi is a French server manufacturer specializing in high-performance and energy-efficient infrastructure for enterprise datacenters. Their Mona server family is fully certified for XCP-ng, and selected configurations are available with XCP-ng pre-installed, providing a turnkey platform for organizations looking to modernize their virtualization infrastructure with open technologies.

The combination of XCP-ng and 2CRSi servers is particularly well suited for:

  • Replacing legacy VMware infrastructures
  • Building private cloud platforms
  • Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) deployments
  • Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
  • Cloud hosting and service providers
  • Enterprise virtualization clusters running business-critical workloads

The modular Mona platform is available in multiple form factors and configurations, allowing organizations to scale from small virtualization clusters to larger production environments while benefiting from AMD EPYC processors, high-density storage options and extensive PCIe expansion capabilities.

Contact 2CRSi or Vates to identify the configuration that best matches your workload, whether you are building a small virtualization cluster or a large private cloud deployment.

For more details, read our blog post: Simplifying IT: 2CRSi's Mona servers with XCP-ng onboard.

Ampere Computer​

Together with Ampere Computing, we are bringing XCP-ng to the Arm architecture. In November 2025, the full Vates VMS stack was demonstrated running on Ampere Altra and AmpereOne servers, the first public milestone on the road to XCP-ng 9.0; production support on ARM is targeted for 2026.

For more details, read XCP-ng on Arm with Ampere.

Bull (formerly Eviden)​

The BullSequana SH range from Bull is validated with Vates VMS up to 8 sockets and 960 vCPUs, alongside the BullSequana SA range, as part of a European alliance for sovereign virtualization.

For more details, read Vates and Bull: a European alliance.

Edge appliances​

Edge computing brings compute power outside the datacenter, and the combination of XCP-ng and Xen Orchestra is a great fit for it: read our intro on What's Edge Computing. Hardware tested and validated directly by the XCP-ng team:

  • Protectli Vault (6 port): XCP-ng is validated on this appliance and works out of the box. Completely fanless, idle at less than 10W, and enough firepower for almost all compute tasks. Read more.
  • HPE Edgeline EL300: validated on XCP-ng, thanks to HPE letting us test the hardware. Read the details in Edge Case #1 - HPE Edgeline server.