diff --git a/proliantutils/ipa_hw_manager/__init__.py b/proliantutils/ipa_hw_manager/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/proliantutils/ipa_hw_manager/hardware_manager.py b/proliantutils/ipa_hw_manager/hardware_manager.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5229ade
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proliantutils/ipa_hw_manager/hardware_manager.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# Copyright 2015 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+from ironic_python_agent import hardware
+from oslo.concurrency import processutils
+
+from proliantutils.hpssa import manager as hpssa_manager
+
+
+class ProliantHardwareManager(hardware.GenericHardwareManager):
+
+    HARDWARE_MANAGER_VERSION = "3"
+
+    def get_clean_steps(self):
+        pass
+
+    def evaluate_hardware_support(cls):
+        return hardware.HardwareSupport.SERVICE_PROVIDER
+
+    def erase_block_device(self, block_device):
+        npass = 3
+        cmd = ('shred', '--force', '--zero', '--verbose',
+               '--iterations', npass, block_device.name)
+        processutils.execute(*cmd)
+
+    def erase_devices(self):
+        block_devices = self.list_block_devices()
+        for block_device in block_devices:
+            self.erase_block_device(block_device)
+
+    def create_raid_configuration(self, raid_config):
+        return hpssa_manager.create_configuration(raid_config=raid_config)
+
+    def delete_raid_configuration(self):
+        hpssa_manager.delete_configuration()
diff --git a/proliantutils/tests/ipa_hw_manager/__init__.py b/proliantutils/tests/ipa_hw_manager/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30faba5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proliantutils/tests/ipa_hw_manager/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Copyright 2015 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+import sys
+
+import mock
+from oslo.utils import importutils
+
+ironic_python_agent = importutils.try_import('ironic_python_agent')
+if not ironic_python_agent:
+    ipa_mock = mock.MagicMock()
+    sys.modules['ironic_python_agent'] = ipa_mock
+    sys.modules['ironic_python_agent.errors'] = ipa_mock.errors
+    sys.modules['ironic_python_agent.hardware'] = ipa_mock.hardware
+    ipa_mock.hardware.GenericHardwareManager = mock.MagicMock
+    if 'proliantutils.ipa_hw_manager' in sys.modules:
+        reload(sys.modules['proliantutils.ipa_hw_manager'])
diff --git a/proliantutils/tests/ipa_hw_manager/test_hardware_manager.py b/proliantutils/tests/ipa_hw_manager/test_hardware_manager.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e821f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proliantutils/tests/ipa_hw_manager/test_hardware_manager.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# Copyright 2015 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+import mock
+from oslo.concurrency import processutils
+import testtools
+
+from proliantutils.hpssa import manager as hpssa_manager
+from proliantutils.ipa_hw_manager import hardware_manager
+
+
+class ProliantHardwareManagerTestCase(testtools.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.hardware_manager = hardware_manager.ProliantHardwareManager()
+        super(ProliantHardwareManagerTestCase, self).setUp()
+
+    @mock.patch.object(processutils, 'execute')
+    def test_erase_block_device(self, processutils_mock):
+        device = mock.MagicMock()
+        p = mock.PropertyMock(return_value='/dev/sda')
+        type(device).name = p
+        cmd_expected = ('shred', '--force', '--zero', '--verbose',
+                        '--iterations', 3, '/dev/sda')
+        self.hardware_manager.erase_block_device(device)
+        processutils_mock.assert_called_once_with(*cmd_expected)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(hardware_manager.ProliantHardwareManager,
+                       'erase_block_device')
+    def test_erase_devices(self, erase_block_device_mock):
+        disks = ['/dev/sda', '/dev/sdb']
+        self.hardware_manager.list_block_devices.return_value = disks
+        self.hardware_manager.erase_devices()
+        self.hardware_manager.list_block_devices.assert_called_once_with()
+        erase_block_device_mock.assert_any_call('/dev/sda')
+        erase_block_device_mock.assert_any_call('/dev/sdb')
+
+    @mock.patch.object(hpssa_manager, 'create_configuration')
+    def test_create_raid_configuration(self, create_mock):
+        create_mock.return_value = 'current-config'
+        manager = self.hardware_manager
+        ret = manager.create_raid_configuration(raid_config='target')
+        create_mock.assert_called_once_with(raid_config='target')
+        self.assertEqual('current-config', ret)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(hpssa_manager, 'delete_configuration')
+    def test_delete_raid_configuration(self, delete_mock):
+        self.hardware_manager.delete_raid_configuration()
+        delete_mock.assert_called_once_with()
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 427b2c4..e50c556 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 six>=1.9.0
 oslo.concurrency>=1.4.1 # Apache-2.0
+oslo.utils>=1.2.0
 jsonschema>=2.4.0
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index cbc87f8..f541d67 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = proliantutils
-summary = Client Library for interfacing with various 
+summary = Client Library for interfacing with various
     devices in HP Proliant Servers.
 description-file =
     README.rst
@@ -22,3 +22,6 @@ classifier =
 packages =
     proliantutils
 
+[entry_points]
+ironic_python_agent.hardware_managers =
+    hp-proliant = proliantutils.ipa_hw_manager.hardware_manager:ProliantHardwareManager