The Open Programmable Infrastructure (OPI) Project is dedicated to advancing open standards and frameworks for programmable infrastructure solutions. A pivotal component of this initiative is the OPI Lab, a collaborative environment designed to foster innovation, testing, and automation within the OPI ecosystem.
In its first phase, the OPI Lab successfully established a development environment, enabling early-stage work on automation, testing, and infrastructure configuration. Now, the lab is entering its second phase, focused on proof-of-concept (PoC) development and showcasing real-world use cases. To achieve this, we need broader collaboration and invite more industry participants to contribute and experiment with OPI Lab resources.
Understanding the OPI Lab and Its Ecosystem
The OPI Lab is not just a single entity—it consists of three key components:
- The Lab Environment – A physical and virtual space where participants can experiment, validate PoCs, and test use cases.
- Working Groups Using the Lab – Various industry and open-source groups leverage the OPI Lab to develop and refine their projects.
- Tools Available in the Lab – A collection of automation, monitoring, and provisioning tools designed to streamline infrastructure deployment and testing.
Key Tools Available for Collaboration
The OPI Lab provides a range of tools that participants can use to develop, test, and optimize their solutions, including:
- Ansible Playbooks – Automated scripts for configuring and managing infrastructure setups.
- Grafana Dashboards – Visual tools for monitoring system performance and metrics.
- Secure Zero Touch Provisioning (sZTP) & Redfish – Secure, automated device provisioning capabilities.
- Hardware Configurations – Detailed setups and guidelines for supported hardware in the OPI framework.
Why Get Involved?
With the next phase of the OPI Lab, we aim to accelerate real-world use cases and PoCs in networking, cloud, AI, and edge computing. Participating in the lab provides a unique opportunity to test and showcase solutions in a vendor-neutral, open environment while contributing to the evolution of open programmable infrastructure. Organizations can leverage automation and security tools to streamline deployment, enhance operational efficiency, and collaborate with a broad ecosystem of industry experts, developers, and open-source communities. By joining, participants gain access to a cutting-edge environment that fosters innovation, accelerates product development, and helps shape the future of infrastructure technology.
Who Should Participate in the OPI Lab?
We invite a diverse group of industry stakeholders to participate, including:
- DPU Vendors – Looking to validate and optimize their hardware for programmable infrastructure.
- Operating System Vendors – Interested in integrating their platforms with DPU/Infrastructure Processing Units (IPUs).
- Application Vendors – Exploring how their applications can run efficiently on DPUs.
- System Integrators (SIs) – Seeking ways to incorporate OPI technologies into enterprise and service provider solutions.
- Developers – Building and testing automation, orchestration, and security tools for next-gen infrastructure.
- Other Open Source Projects – Projects within the Linux Foundation such as DPDK, SoNIC, DENT, and others that can benefit from programmable infrastructure.
How to Get Involved
We encourage anyone interested in collaborating on this next phase to reach out. Whether you want to contribute code, test your solution, or propose a new use case, we welcome your participation.
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By engaging with the OPI Lab, you play a crucial role in advancing the adoption of open programmable infrastructure, driving innovation, and ensuring robust, automated solutions for diverse applications. Join us today and be a part of the future of infrastructure computing!
