Overview

MAAS (Metal as a Service) is an open-source solution that provides an efficient, flexible, and scalable way to manage physical servers in data centers. It offers cloud-like provisioning capabilities for hardware, automating processes such as system deployment and network configuration. With MAAS, users can manage diverse server environments—ranging from bare-metal machines to micro-clouds—enabling fast server provisioning, flexible storage configurations, and robust network management. The platform integrates essential services like DHCP, DNS, and IPAM, delivering high availability and simplified automation.

Features and Capabilities

• Self-service provisioning for Windows, Ubuntu, CentOS, and ESXi systems.
• Bare-metal cloud experience with instance metadata and cloud-init support.
• KVM micro-clouds for edge computing and on-demand virtualization.
• Flexible hardware support for Intel, ARM64, POWER, and Z architectures.
• Comprehensive network management, including VLAN and NIC configuration.
• Automated storage configuration, supporting RAID, LVM, Bcache, and ZFS.
• Advanced inventory management for server disks with performance testing.
• Scalable and resilient infrastructure with built-in high-availability features.
• API-driven automation for seamless DevOps integration with Python bindings.
• Carrier-grade DNS, DHCP, and IPAM integration for network addressing and management.
• Cloud-like experience for edge computing, ensuring lean deployments for constrained environments.