Excellence in DCIM for Large-Scale Cloud Operations
How a leading ASIC manufacturer and cloud provider streamlined asset management across multiple colocation facilities with Aravolta's unified DCIM platform
The Challenge
A leading ASIC manufacturer and cloud infrastructure provider faced mounting operational complexity as they scaled their colocation footprint across multiple data centers. Unlike traditional operators managing their own facilities, this customer needed to maintain precise visibility and control over distributed assets in third-party colocation environments.
Key challenges included:
- Complex Asset Hierarchies: Managing 8 high-value ASIC cards per server across 96+ nodes, requiring granular tracking of individual components including serial numbers, models, and PCI statistics
- Multi-Site Visibility Gap: No single pane of glass across multiple colocation facilities, requiring excessive manual effort to track asset states and locations
- Lifecycle & RMA Tracking: Approximately 5% of assets in various maintenance states (RMA, storage, repair) with no systematic way to track history or location changes
- Integration Requirements: Need to synchronize with existing leasing systems, data warehouses, and business reporting tools without disrupting current operations
The Aravolta Solution
Aravolta deployed a comprehensive DCIM platform tailored for colocation environments, providing unified visibility and control across the customer's distributed infrastructure.
Comprehensive Asset Management
Successfully onboarded 96 nodes, 21 PDUs, and 10 switches with granular component-level tracking. ASIC cards are tracked as independent assets with complete history preservation—when a card moves between servers, its serial number, model, and performance history follow, with location updating automatically.
Complete Lifecycle Visibility
Six-stage lifecycle management from manufacturing to operational deployment, with both estimated and actual date tracking per stage. Maintenance state management supports normal operations, RMA, storage, and repair states with full filterable history tables logging all physical and data changes.
Automated Alert & Ticket Generation
Critical BMC events automatically generate tickets for power supply failures and other critical severity items. Standard ticket management features include status tracking, severity levels, and collaborative comments.
Seamless Integration Capabilities
Standard customer-facing API with proven integrations including Redfish for BMC data, S3 for storage, and options for Google BigQuery and Airbyte connectors to sync with existing data warehouses and business systems.
Flexible Data Import
Bulk CSV import with field mapping, preview, and validation capabilities enabled rapid onboarding of existing asset manifests without manual data entry.
Key Capabilities Deployed
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