NVIDIA Infra Controller

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NVIDIA Infra Controller is ranked #6 of 29 in bare metal provisioning software on Inferse. It runs on API, Self-hosted.

Compared on bare metal provisioning software

Bare-metal discovery: Yesdocs.nvidia.com
OS image deployment: Yesdocs.nvidia.com
PXE bootstrapping: Yesdocs.nvidia.com
Lifecycle management: Yesdocs.nvidia.com
Hardware inventory: Yesdocs.nvidia.com
API access: Yesdocs.nvidia.com
Out-of-band management: Yesdocs.nvidia.com

Facts

Purpose: NICo is an open-source suite of microservices for site-local, zero-trust bare-metal lifecycle management aimed at NVIDIA Cloud Partners and infrastructure operators.docs.nvidia.com · 3 Oct 2026
License: NICo is open source under the Apache 2.0 license.docs.nvidia.com · 3 Oct 2026
Hardware validation: NICo supports Redfish discovery, SKU validation, hardware testing, and enforcement of UEFI and BMC firmware baselines before hosts become available to tenants.docs.nvidia.com · 3 Oct 2026
Network isolation: It provides tenant isolation across Ethernet, InfiniBand, NVLink, and Spectrum-X using mechanisms including BlueField HBN, UFM P_Key assignment, and NMX-C partition management.docs.nvidia.com · 3 Oct 2026
Security: NICo documents Measured Boot attestation, UEFI lockdown, managed BMC and UEFI credentials, and secure erasure of NVMe storage, GPU memory, and system memory between tenant uses.docs.nvidia.com · 3 Oct 2026
APIs and interfaces: NICo provides REST and gRPC APIs, an administrator CLI, and a debugging UI; its REST API can be deployed alongside the site controller or centrally in the cloud.docs.nvidia.com · 3 Oct 2026
Integrations: Documented integrations include Keycloak and compatible IAM solutions, Prometheus metrics, Grafana, Loki, OpenTelemetry-compatible stacks, and Kubernetes.docs.nvidia.com · 3 Oct 2026
Deployment requirements: The documented architecture deploys NICo microservices on a Kubernetes cluster co-located in the managed datacenter and specifies at least three nodes for high availability.docs.nvidia.com · 3 Oct 2026
External dependencies: NICo depends on services including PostgreSQL, Vault, Temporal, cert-manager, and External Secrets Operator; the documentation says these must be deployed before NICo installation.docs.nvidia.com · 3 Oct 2026
Scope limits: NICo does not manage host OS patching or runtime configuration, workload scheduling, physical network underlay design, or deployment and management of UFM.docs.nvidia.com · 3 Oct 2026
Hardware compatibility: The hardware compatibility list says it is not an exhaustive platform certification or qualification, and directs users to hardware manufacturers for that information.docs.nvidia.com · 3 Oct 2026
Support model: NICo documentation says operating-system management, including patching, configuration, and image generation, is the user's responsibility.docs.nvidia.com · 3 Oct 2026
What it does: NICo is an open-source suite of microservices for site-local, zero-trust bare-metal lifecycle management.docs.nvidia.com · 4 Oct 2026
Hardware onboarding: NICo discovers hardware through Redfish, validates machine SKUs, supports hardware burn-in and testing, and enforces firmware baselines during ingestion.docs.nvidia.com · 4 Oct 2026
DPU management: NICo installs the DPU operating system, provisions HBN, manages DPU firmware, and runs an agent that retrieves desired configuration over gRPC.docs.nvidia.com · 4 Oct 2026
APIs and deployment: NICo exposes REST and gRPC APIs to higher-level systems, and its REST service can run alongside the site controller or centrally in the cloud.docs.nvidia.com · 4 Oct 2026
Attestation limit: Measured Boot attestation occurs during managed-host ingestion and after a host is released by a tenant; NICo says it does not attest hosts continuously during tenant use.docs.nvidia.com · 4 Oct 2026
Hardware limits: NVIDIA says its Hardware Compatibility List identifies hardware currently supported from NICo's perspective and is not an exhaustive platform certification or qualification.docs.nvidia.com · 4 Oct 2026