OpenStack Ironic

Spec sheet

Purpose

Ironic provisions bare-metal machines and can run independently or as part of an OpenStack cloud.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.openstack.org

Integrations

The documentation lists integrations with OpenStack Identity (Keystone), Compute (Nova), Network (Neutron), Image (Glance), and Object (Swift).Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.openstack.org

License

The OpenStack project is provided under the Apache 2.0 license.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.openstack.org

Deployment options

Documented scenarios include standalone deployments, OpenStack without Nova, and full OpenStack deployments with Nova and Placement.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.openstack.org

Disk cleaning limit

By default, cleaning erases local disk drives after instance deletion but does not reset BIOS, reflash firmware, or erase peripheral devices.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.openstack.org

Hardware lifecycle

Documented features include inspection, deployment, cleaning, adoption, retirement, RAID and BIOS configuration, firmware updates, and rescue.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.openstack.org

Hardware management

It manages hardware through common protocols such as PXE and IPMI as well as vendor-specific remote management protocols.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.openstack.org

Security and access

The security overview describes API authentication and authorization through Keystone and a Secure RBAC model, while advising operators to assess and secure their own environments.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.openstack.org

Standalone scale

The standalone scenario is listed for one to hundreds of nodes and does not provide multi-tenancy.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.openstack.org

Support and community

The documentation links to support resources, bug reporting and triaging, and the Bare Metal community for engagement.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.openstack.org

Tenant isolation limit

By default, nodes are provisioned on a flat network without precautions against interactions between tenants; the documentation says integration with OpenStack services can provide tenant-network isolation.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.openstack.org

Plans and prices

Every OpenStack Ironic plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• OS Deployment Software#19 of 297.3
• Bare Metal as a Service (BMaaS) Software#9 of 127.3