Automated data center maintenance

An apparatus for coordination of automated data center maintenance, comprising:

• processing circuitry;
• and
• non-transitory computer-readable storage media comprising instructions for execution by the processing circuitry to:
• identify a maintenance task to be performed in a data center;
• determine to initiate automated performance of the maintenance task;
• select an automated maintenance device to which to assign the maintenance task;
• and
• send an automation command to cause the automated maintenance device to perform an automated maintenance procedure associated with the maintenance task.

A method for automated data center maintenance, comprising:

• receiving, at an automated maintenance device, an automation command from an automation coordinator for a data center;
• identifying, by processing circuitry of the automated maintenance device, an automated maintenance procedure based on the received automation command;
• and
• performing the identified automated maintenance procedure in the data center.

At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions that, when executed by an automation coordinator for a data center, cause the automation coordinator to:

• identify a maintenance task to be performed in a data center;
• determine to initiate automated performance of the maintenance task;
• select an automated maintenance device to which to assign the maintenance task;
• and
• send an automation command to cause the automated maintenance device to perform an automated maintenance procedure associated with the maintenance task.