--- prelude: > The StarlingX Metal project is a new repository that manages lifecycle of Host and its operation and administration, it also provides Host fault monitoring, alarming and initiates fault recovery. features: - | Manages the life cycle of the host. - | Detects and automatically handles host failures and initiates recovery. - | Monitor & Alarm & Recover: - Cluster connectivity, critical process failures. - Resource utilization thresholds, interface states. - H/W fault / sensors, host watchdog. - Activity progress reporting (e.g. booting, testing). - | Interfaces with board management (BMC) for out of band reset, power-on/off and H/W sensor monitoring. - | Publishes host state with other StarlingX Components. - | Exposes a set of administrative commands for the user to manage the host via REST API: - Lock/unlock, reboot, reset, re-install, SWACT. - Out-of-Band via BMC: Reboot, reset, power on/off.