Infrastructure as Code
Reliable, end-to-end bare metal automation based on IaC practices
Digital Rebar embeds Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices deeply into the platform’s architecture. By using IaC as a building block, fragile provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle operation processes are replaced with a ready-to-use library of versioned, abstracted workflows. The result is speed, scalability, and consistency from Day 0 through Day 2 across sites, vendors, and platforms.
How Digital Rebar Uses IaC
Through IaC practices, Digital Rebar’s bare metal automation treats every workflow, task, parameter, profile, and role as versioned, immutable content. These elements are packaged, version-controlled, and promoted through a consistent pipeline, allowing operators to roll out changes without brittle manual scripting. By using IaC practices to control roll-outs, downtime and unplanned outages are reduced.
Clear abstraction boundaries make it fast and efficient to add or switch platforms and vendors. With IaC at the core, your automation adapts quickly to new requirements, and IaC-driven abstraction enables reverse auctions and lowers server costs.
The Benefits of IaC and Digital Rebar
Operational Consistency
IaC content defines the full pipeline, from discovery to verification. Operators standardize RAID, BIOS, firmware, OS installation, and post-install steps, then reuse the same content across fleets.
Controlled Changes
Versioned content and staged pipelines let you validate changes and push them in a controlled manner across sites, including airgapped locations.
Vendor in Multi-Vendor Flexibility
The library of workflows run on diverse OEMs and operating systems, which reduces bespoke automation and avoids vendor lock-in.
Cross-site Compatibility
Digital Rebar’s Multi-Site Manager keeps sites autonomous while enabling synchronization globally so the same workflows can run everywhere.
Integration with Your Existing IaC Toolchain
Digital Rebar integrates cleanly with tools you already use. Ansible can run inside workflows or from the server. Terraform treats Digital Rebar as a bare-metal IaaS endpoint through pooling and API resources. ITSM systems and monitoring platforms connect via webhooks, timers, and event streams for status, approvals, and change tracking.
Clear Observability
Evented operations, logs, and validation steps make infrastructure state visible and auditable during and after runs.
Integration with Your Existing IaC Toolchain
Digital Rebar integrates cleanly with tools you already use. Ansible can run inside workflows or from the server. Terraform treats Digital Rebar as a bare-metal IaaS endpoint through pooling and API resources. ITSM systems and monitoring platforms connect via webhooks, timers, and event streams for status, approvals, and change tracking.
We used the Golang API and Infrastructure as Code features of RackN to seamlessly connect self-managed infrastructure into existing pipelines to run thousands of builds without human intervention.”
Systems and Storeage Team
Top 5 Media Streaming Company
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We used the Golang API and IaC features of RackN to seamlessly connect self-managed infrastructure into existing pipelines to run thousands of builds without human intervention.
Systems and Storage Team
Top 5 Media Streaming Company
Learn More
Check out our comprehensive IaC FAQ based on the six part “What is IaC” TFiR Series or take a look at our Digital Rebar product page.