Bare Metal Provider

The Bare Metal Infrastructure Provider enables Immutable Infrastructure on bare metal servers without virtualization.

Overview

The Bare Metal Provider manages physical servers directly, without any virtualization layer. This is ideal for scenarios requiring maximum performance or when virtualization infrastructure is not available.

Status

📋 Planned

This provider is in the planning phase.

Key Considerations

In-place Upgrade: Essential for small-scale environments (3-5 machines) where rolling upgrade is not feasible
Data Persistence: Critical for bare metal scenarios since data disks cannot be detached
BMC Integration: Leverage Baseboard Management Controller for remote management and self-healing

Differences from VM-based Providers

Feature	VM Providers (DCS, vSphere)	Bare Metal Provider
Upgrade Method	Rolling Replace (create new, delete old)	In-place Upgrade
Data Persistence	Disk detach/attach	Must persist in-place
Self-Healing	Delete and recreate VM	Reboot or Reprovision
Recovery Time	Minutes	Depends on physical provisioning

Documentation

Documentation will be available when the provider is released.

#Bare Metal Provider

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#Overview

#Status

#Key Considerations

#Differences from VM-based Providers