Terraform Provider for Dell Servers
Open SourceDell Technologies · Oct 2019 – Oct 2021
Open source Terraform provider for automated configuration and deployment of Dell servers via Redfish REST APIs, enabling infrastructure-as-code management of server hardware.
Overview
Led the cross-organizational initiative at Dell Technologies to develop and productize a Terraform provider for automated configuration and deployment of Dell servers via Redfish REST APIs. The project was part of a broader effort to evangelize DevOps practices with key IaaS, Internal/Hybrid Cloud, and Telco/Service Provider teams both internally and to customers. The resulting open-source provider enabled infrastructure-as-code management of Dell server hardware at scale.
Key Highlights
- Led cross-org collaboration to develop and productize a Terraform provider for Dell servers
- Open source project published on GitHub
- Enabled infrastructure-as-code management of Dell PowerEdge server hardware via Redfish REST APIs
- Part of broader DevOps evangelism within Dell across IaaS, Hybrid Cloud, and Telco/SP teams
- Internal and customer-facing presentations driving adoption
Technologies
TerraformGoRedfish REST APIDell PowerEdge
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devopsopen-sourceprogrammingterraform