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WDC Office — Overview

Classification: CONFIDENTIAL — Internal Use Only Document: architecture/wdc/index.md · v1.0 · 2026-05-12 · GPUS-IT


The WDC office runs the first on-prem cluster in the Greenpeace USA estate, complementing the GCP-hosted bird-named server fleet. The cluster uses an elemental naming theme; tenant VMs use nature names.

Layer Name Role Status
Hypervisor water.wdc.us.gl3 First ESXi host Building (May 2026)
Hypervisor fire.wdc.us.gl3 Second ESXi host Planned
Hypervisor flower.wdc.us.gl3 Third ESXi host Planned
VM on Water ocean.wdc.us.gl3 KACE SMA appliance Building (May 2026)
VM on Fire sky.wdc.us.gl3 Planned Planned
VM on Fire rain.wdc.us.gl3 Planned Planned
VM on Fire wind.wdc.us.gl3 Planned Planned
VM on Fire sun.wdc.us.gl3 Planned Planned

Security Posture Summary

Control area Standard Status
Hardening VMware Security Configuration Guide, CIS L1 Enforced via gpus-esxi-hardening (Ansible)
Logging Syslog → Wazuh + Splunk Required during onboarding
Backup 3-2-1 (NAS + GCS) with monthly Tier 1 restore tests Enforced
Power UPS-protected with PowerChute graceful shutdown Enforced
Access SSO + MFA, Strict Lockdown Mode, two-person rule for break-glass Enforced
Detection Wazuh agents on all VMs, vCenter integration Enforced