Automated Data Center

A method for automating a data center comprising:

• receiving, with a hardware management controller, a request to service a server farm equipment;
• determining, with the hardware management controller, a location of the server farm equipment based on the request;
• generating, with the hardware management controller, a path to the location of the server farm equipment;
• transmitting, with the hardware management controller, the path to a hardware management robot, wherein the hardware management robot comprises a robotic arm having an interface point, the interface point configured to couple to an attachment point of the server farm equipment;
• receiving, with the hardware management robot, the path from the hardware management controller;
• traversing, with the hardware management robot, the path to the location of the server farm equipment;
• and
• replacing, with the hardware management robot, the server farm equipment with replacement equipment.

An automated data center hardware management controller comprising:

• at least one processor;
• non-transitory computer readable media having encoded thereon computer software comprising a set of instructions executable by the at least one processor to perform one or more operations, the set of instructions comprising:
• instructions to receive a service request, wherein the service request indicates a server farm equipment needing service;
• instructions to determine a location of the server farm equipment;
• instructions to generate a path to the location of the server farm equipment;
• and
• instructions to transmit the path to a hardware management robot, wherein the hardware management robot is configured to follow the path to the server farm equipment and replace the server farm equipment.