Dynamically scaled hyperconverged system

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions stored thereon that when executed by one or more processing units, perform a method to create and maintain cluster groups within a hyperconverged infrastructure, the method comprising:

• receiving an indication to add at least two clusters together to form a first cluster group, each cluster comprising multiple nodes, each of the multiple nodes comprising a hypervisor, at least one guest virtual machine, and a hyperconverged infrastructure virtual controller (HVC);
• determining a minimum supported interoperable communication protocol for the first cluster group based on supported communication protocols of the at least two clusters;
• creating the first cluster group by establishing communication between the HVC and at least one hypervisor management system (HMS) executing on a system remote from nodes belonging to the at least two clusters;
• and
• coordinating operations across a plurality of guest virtual machines of the first cluster group, via the HMS communicating with at least two hypervisors on at least two of the multiple nodes.

A computer network device, comprising:

• a first processing unit;
• a first network communications interface communicatively coupling the first processing device to a computer network;
• and
• a memory communicatively coupled to the first processing unit, wherein the memory stores instructions, that when executed by the first processing unit, causes the first processing units to perform a cluster group management function, the cluster group management function configured to:
• receive an indication to add at least two clusters together to form a first cluster group, each cluster comprising multiple nodes, each of the multiple nodes comprising a hypervisor, at least one guest virtual machine, and a hyperconverged infrastructure virtual controller (HVC);
• determine a minimum supported interoperable communication protocol for the first cluster group based on supported communication protocols of the at least two clusters;
• create the first cluster group by establishing communication between the HVC and at least one hypervisor management system (HMS) executing on a system remote from nodes belonging to the at least two clusters;
• and
• coordinate operations across a plurality of guest virtual machines of the first cluster group, via the HMS communicating with at least two hypervisors on at least two of the multiple nodes.