Ironic Bare Metal Deployments - An Architecture Tour of Management Tools and Interfaces

Explore diverse architectures and deployment tools for Ironic bare metal systems in this 25-minute conference talk. Learn about various deployment methods and management approaches in this mature project, from traditional Nova API consumption to direct Ironic API interaction and Kubernetes API integration through Metal3. Gain insights into the scalability considerations through real-world examples of large-scale deployments, such as those implemented at CERN. Compare different interface options and their impact on end-user experience while understanding the specific use cases that influenced these architectural decisions. Presented by Steve Baker at the OpenInfra Foundation, discover how different tooling options cater to various bare metal management requirements and deployment scenarios.