Products & Solutions
Why UPTR™?
With UPTR™ fromLibOnIce we deliver an open-based infrastructure management platform ‘Made in Germany' for the automated operation of complex IT/OT infrastructures – especially for logistics, industrial and critical infrastructure companies (KRITIS). UPTR™ handles System Provisioning, Software Lifecycle Management and DevOps integration – securely, transparently and vendor-independently.
UPTR™ helps IT and OT teams break down silos, connect data and future-proof their infrastructure – for measurable added value and sustainable growth. UPTR™ automates your operations, reduces risks and creates auditable transparency across all systems, locations and dependencies.
Why Kubernetes?
Kubernetes is an open-source orchestration platform that automatically manages how container-based applications are deployed, scaled, updated and operated. Kubernetes ensures that modern software runs reliably—no matter how large, distributed or dynamic the infrastructure is.
Kubernetes solves typical problems of modern IT and OT infrastructures fully automatically:
➜ Applications no longer run on a single server, but in many small containers.
➜ Systems are distributed across multiple data centers, clouds, or edge locations.
➜ Updates should be performed without downtime.
➜ Peak loads require automatic scaling.
➜ Security and standardization must be guaranteed.
Why UPTR™ + Kubernetes?
UPTR™ is the automation platform for IT/OT infrastructures that works before, alongside and without Kubernetes. UPTR™ closes the gap that all Kubernetes platforms leave open.
While large Kubernetes platforms like OpenShift or Rancher address the orchestration of Kubernetes clusters, UPTR™ automates the entire technical infrastructure that actually exists in industrial, logistics and critical infrastructure environments: heterogeneous systems, physical servers, edge devices, software versions, security, provisioning and lifecycle management.
UPTR™: Missing Layer between classic infrastructure, OT, Edge and the modern container/AI world
1. UPTR™ is not a Kubernetes manager – it's the manager for everything below and alongside Kubernetes
Kubernetes platforms only solve problems within the container world.
UPTR™ solves reality:
➜ Base Windows installations
➜ Linux images, drivers, firmware
➜ OT systems, PLC-related edge computing
➜ Software lifecycle across hundreds of applications
➜ Standardization across locations
➜ Deployment without cloud, without containers, without the internet
📌 UPTR™ is designed for companies with highly regulated, heterogeneous and mission-critical environments – not just cloud/container top layers.
2. UPTR™ complements Kubernetes platforms – instead of replacing them
OpenShift and similar platforms excel at:
➜ AI/GPU workloads
➜ Multi-cluster management
➜ Cloud-native platform operation
BUT they require that…
➜ the servers are properly provisioned
➜ the OS is correctly installed
➜ security policies are running in a standardized manner
➜ the runtime is compatible
➜ firmware/drivers are up to date
➜ edge hardware operates reliably
📌 UPTR™ automates precisely this – and makes Kubernetes possible in industrial environments in the first place. UPTR™ automates the foundation on which Rafay, OpenShift, Rancher or Kubermatic operate.
3. UPTR™ is optimized for IT/OT environments – no cloud-first mindset
Kubernetes platforms are built for cloud, data centers, and software teams.
UPTR™ is ideal for:
➜ Logistics centers
➜ Manufacturing
➜ Energy & Critical Infrastructure
➜ Transportation & Mobility
➜ Edge locations
➜ Plants with 500–10,000 physical nodes
➜ Mixed generations of hardware & systems
📌 UPTR™ excels where IT/OT reality is complex, disorganized, and difficult to automate.
4. UPTR™ manages not just containers – but the entire software lifecycle
from firmware → OS → base stack → middleware → application.
Other platforms manage: clusters, deployments, containers, GPUs
UPTR™ also manages:
➜ System installations
➜ Updates / Patching
➜ Dependencies
➜ Drivers / Firmware
➜ Configuration drift
➜ OT edge rollouts
➜ Mass deployment
➜ Legacy software packages
📌 UPTR™ is the infrastructure and software lifecycle orchestrator for industry and critical infrastructure.
UPTR™ + Kubernetes: Collaboration across 4 Layers
1. Physical Infrastructure (IT + OT): UPTR™
➜ Servers
➜ Edge Devices
➜ Industrial PCs
➜ Controllers, IoT/OT Components
➜ Networks, Storage
➜ Firmware, BIOS, Drivers
📌 This area is fully automated and standardized by UPTR™.
2. Infrastructure Layer: UPTR™
➜ OS Installation & Imaging
➜ Firmware & Driver Management
➜ Baseline Software & Runtime Stacks
➜ Configuration & Compliance
➜ Rollouts & Updates
➜ Lifecycle Management
➜ Infrastructure Standardization Across Sites
📌 UPTR™ provides the stable, secure, and auditable foundation upon which Kubernetes can reliably run – especially in IT/OT environments.
3. Orchestration Layer: Kubernetes
➜ Container Orchestration
➜ AI/ML Workloads (GPU/CPU Scheduling)
➜ Microservices
➜ Deployment, Scaling, Self-Healing
➜ Application Isolation & Service Mesh
📌 Kubernetes leverages a clean, standardized infrastructure that UPTR™ automatically deploys and maintains.
4. Application & Service Layers: UPTR™ + Kubernetes
➜ AI/ML Models
➜ Logistics & Industrial Applications
➜ SCADA Microservices
➜ OT Gateways (MQTT, OPC UA)
➜ Business Apps
➜ Edge Inference & Data Processing
➜ Monitoring/Security Tools
📌 All applications benefit directly from UPTR™ + Kubernetes because the environment is stable, scalable and secure.
UPTR™ + Kubernetes: Top Use Cases
1. Standardized IT/OT Infrastructure as a Foundation for Kubernetes
🔍 A clean baseline for all Kubernetes clusters in the company.
⚠️ Industrial and logistics sites have heterogeneous hardware, different OS versions, outdated firmware and manual installations.
📌 UPTR™ handles:
➜ Automated OS installation
➜ Firmware/driver updates
➜ Standardization across all sites
➜ Secure baseline configurations
📌 Benefit for Kubernetes:
➜ Stable, reproducible operation without manual preparation
➜ Reliable cluster operation → fewer outages
2. Mass Deployment of Edge Kubernetes in Production & Logistics
🔍 Automated deployment of an edge Kubernetes environment across 40 logistics sites.
⚠️ Edge Kubernetes is complex – especially in distributed OT environments.
📌 UPTR™ handles:
➜ Automated rollout of edge images for 10 / 100 / 1000 devices
➜ Hardware lifecycle management
➜ Zero-touch provisioning
➜ Rollback in case of errors
📌 Kubernetes handles:
➜ Container orchestration
➜ AI/ML inference
➜ Data processing at the edge
3. Secure, auditable updates for infrastructure and containers
🔍 End-to-end update pipeline: from BIOS to AI model – fully automated.
⚠️ Critical infrastructure and industry require documented, secure updates. Kubernetes can only update containers – not the underlying infrastructure.
📌 UPTR™ handles:
➜ Automated, auditable OS patches
➜ Firmware & security updates
➜ Versioning & compliance checks
📌 Kubernetes handles:
➜ Rolling updates for microservices & AI models
4. AI/ML Deployment in OT Environments
🔍 Camera-based quality inspection in production – fully automated from hardware to AI inference.
⚠️ AI/ML requires clean, high-performance infrastructure and orchestrated AI workloads.
📌 UPTR™ handles:
➜ clean provisioning of GPU/edge hardware
➜ automated drivers and CUDA/ML base stacks
➜ standardized ML workstation images
📌 Kubernetes handles:
➜ distributed training
➜ Model deployment (inference)
➜ Scaling and fault tolerance
5. Modernizing SCADA and OT Gateways
🔍 Migrating an OT gateway to modern Kubernetes edge services without production risk.
⚠️ OT systems often have legacy software, different versions, and manual rollouts.
📌 UPTR™ handles:
➜ Provisioning of OT gateways (OS, drivers, certificates)
➜ Automated installation of field software
➜ Secure updates without production downtime
📌 Kubernetes handles:
➜ Containerized SCADA microservices
➜ Data buffering & routing
➜ Event processing
6. Multi-cluster operations in hybrid IT/OT environments
🔍 Unified operating platform across cloud, data center, and 100 edge locations.
⚠️ A company operates a variety of locations: data center + factories + logistics + edge.
📌 UPTR™ automates:
➜ Infrastructure across all sites
➜ OS/Firmware/Base-Stack Standards
➜ Security & Lifecycle
📌 Kubernetes orchestrates:
➜ Applications on DC, Cloud, and Edge Clusters
➜ Multi-Cluster Inference & Microservices
UPTR™ Module Overview
1. Web-UI / Dashboard | |
| Surface-level management | modern web interface based on Angular. |
2. System Installation & Provisioning | |
| Operating system installation & initial deployment | supports many Linux distributions (AlmaLinux, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, Oracle Linux, RHEL, Rocky, SLES, Ubuntu coming soon). Support for bare metal and virtualization (Proxmox, vSphere, oVirt, RHEV) as well as installation methods (autoyast, kickstart, preseed) |
3. System Management | |
| Management of running systems | Templates, static/dynamic groups, VNC access, client attributes, search/filter functions |
4. Repository Management | |
| Management of Linux repositories & lifecycle stages | over 200 preconfigured Linux repositories, creation of custom repositories, lifecycles such as Develop → QA → Production, collection in collections |
5. Package, Patch & Errata Management | |
| Package and patch management including security information | Packages (RPM, DEB coming soon), errata and CVE information, patch planning and execution against hosts |
6. Configuration Management (Ansible-Integration) | |
| Automation & Infrastructure as Code | integrated Ansible support, online playbook editor, collection of Ansible facts, support for push/pull mechanisms |
7. IP Address Management (IPAM) with DNS & DHCP | |
| Network services during the deployment process/strong> | Subnet declaration, IP utilization, DNS entries (ISC Bind, Active Directory, Infoblox), DHCP entries (dnsmasq, ISC DHCP) during provisioning |
8. User & Role Management | |
| Rights management & access control | local or LDAP authentication, roles such as Reader, Editor, Manager, Admin |
9. Task Manager & Scheduler | |
| Task automation | central view of all tasks, Quartz-like scheduler with interval, cron syntax, etc. Tasks such as provisioning, patching, repository syncing |