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IronWolf -- Bare Metal Infrastructure Operator

Full lifecycle management for bare metal infrastructure on Kubernetes.

Extends Metal3 Bare Metal Operator with enterprise automation for hardware lifecycle management. Firmware profiles, maintenance windows, power policies, hardware pools, remediation strategies, and alerting -- all Kubernetes-native.

0 CRDs
Custom Resources
0 Pages
React Dashboard
0 Ops
Host Lifecycle
0 Scripts
Operations
Key Capabilities

Full Host Lifecycle on Kubernetes

From discovery to decommission, every bare metal operation is a Kubernetes resource.

Hardware Discovery

Automatic bare metal host discovery and inventory management with BMC integration via Metal3.

Firmware Automation

Declarative firmware profiles for BIOS, BMC, and NIC firmware. Schedule upgrades during maintenance windows.

Power Policies

Kubernetes-native power management with scheduled power states, idle detection, and energy-aware scheduling.

Hardware Pools

Group hosts by capability, location, or purpose. Three scheduling strategies: binpack, spread, and topology-aware.

Maintenance Windows

Scheduled maintenance with automatic workload evacuation, cordoning, and post-maintenance validation.

Remediation

Automatic hardware remediation with configurable strategies, escalation policies, and integration with alerting systems.

Observability

Full-Stack Bare Metal Visibility

54-page React dashboard with Grafana integration and multi-channel alerting.

React Dashboard

Full-featured web UI supporting all 25 host lifecycle operations with real-time status updates.

Prometheus Metrics

Built-in Prometheus metrics for hardware health, power consumption, firmware versions, and pool utilization.

Alerting

Slack, email, and webhook alerting for hardware failures, firmware drift, and maintenance schedule violations.

Integration

Fits Your Infrastructure Stack

Metal3 Native

Extends the Metal3 Bare Metal Operator. Compatible with existing Metal3 deployments and Ironic integrations.

Terraform & Crossplane

Provision and manage bare metal hosts from Terraform or Crossplane alongside your cloud infrastructure.

Grafana Dashboards

Pre-built Grafana dashboards for hardware fleet health, power consumption trends, and capacity planning.

Ready to manage bare metal at scale?

See how IronWolf brings Kubernetes-native lifecycle management to your bare metal infrastructure.