diff --git a/driver-requirements.txt b/driver-requirements.txt
index 939cc13160..370b8c4e62 100644
--- a/driver-requirements.txt
+++ b/driver-requirements.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ python-oneviewclient<3.0.0,>=2.0.2
 python-scciclient>=0.3.0
 python-seamicroclient>=0.4.0
 UcsSdk==0.8.2.2
-python-dracclient>=0.0.5
+python-dracclient>=0.1.0
 
 # The amt driver imports a python module called "pywsman", but this does not
 # exist on pypi.
diff --git a/ironic/drivers/drac.py b/ironic/drivers/drac.py
index 0cb31b6b9b..a8f1275433 100644
--- a/ironic/drivers/drac.py
+++ b/ironic/drivers/drac.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from ironic.common import exception
 from ironic.common.i18n import _
 from ironic.drivers import base
 from ironic.drivers.modules.drac import deploy
+from ironic.drivers.modules.drac import inspect as drac_inspect
 from ironic.drivers.modules.drac import management
 from ironic.drivers.modules.drac import power
 from ironic.drivers.modules.drac import raid
@@ -56,4 +57,13 @@ class PXEDracDriver(base.BaseDriver):
         self.driver_passthru_mapping = {'lookup': self.iscsi_vendor}
         self.vendor = utils.MixinVendorInterface(self.mapping,
                                                  self.driver_passthru_mapping)
-        self.inspect = inspector.Inspector.create_if_enabled('PXEDracDriver')
+        self.inspect = drac_inspect.DracInspect()
+
+
+class PXEDracInspectorDriver(PXEDracDriver):
+    """Drac driver using PXE for deploy and OOB inspection interface."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(PXEDracInspectorDriver, self).__init__()
+        self.inspect = inspector.Inspector.create_if_enabled(
+            'PXEDracInspectorDriver')
diff --git a/ironic/drivers/fake.py b/ironic/drivers/fake.py
index d4c0c68816..f1ce9e1554 100644
--- a/ironic/drivers/fake.py
+++ b/ironic/drivers/fake.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ from ironic.drivers.modules.amt import management as amt_mgmt
 from ironic.drivers.modules.amt import power as amt_power
 from ironic.drivers.modules.cimc import management as cimc_mgmt
 from ironic.drivers.modules.cimc import power as cimc_power
+from ironic.drivers.modules.drac import inspect as drac_inspect
 from ironic.drivers.modules.drac import management as drac_mgmt
 from ironic.drivers.modules.drac import power as drac_power
 from ironic.drivers.modules.drac import raid as drac_raid
@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@ class FakeDracDriver(base.BaseDriver):
         self.management = drac_mgmt.DracManagement()
         self.raid = drac_raid.DracRAID()
         self.vendor = drac_vendor.DracVendorPassthru()
+        self.inspect = drac_inspect.DracInspect()
 
 
 class FakeSNMPDriver(base.BaseDriver):
diff --git a/ironic/drivers/modules/drac/inspect.py b/ironic/drivers/modules/drac/inspect.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1357652465
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ironic/drivers/modules/drac/inspect.py
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+#
+# 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.
+
+"""
+DRAC inspection interface
+"""
+
+from oslo_log import log as logging
+from oslo_utils import importutils
+from oslo_utils import units
+
+from ironic.common import exception
+from ironic.common.i18n import _
+from ironic.common.i18n import _LE
+from ironic.common.i18n import _LI
+from ironic.common.i18n import _LW
+from ironic.common import states
+from ironic.drivers import base
+from ironic.drivers.modules.drac import common as drac_common
+from ironic import objects
+
+drac_exceptions = importutils.try_import('dracclient.exceptions')
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class DracInspect(base.InspectInterface):
+
+    def get_properties(self):
+        """Return the properties of the interface.
+
+        :returns: dictionary of <property name>:<property description> entries.
+        """
+        return drac_common.COMMON_PROPERTIES
+
+    def validate(self, task):
+        """Validate the driver-specific info supplied.
+
+        This method validates whether the 'driver_info' property of the
+        supplied node contains the required information for this driver to
+        manage the node.
+
+        :param task: a TaskManager instance containing the node to act on.
+        :raises: InvalidParameterValue if required driver_info attribute
+                 is missing or invalid on the node.
+
+        """
+        return drac_common.parse_driver_info(task.node)
+
+    def inspect_hardware(self, task):
+        """Inspect hardware.
+
+        Inspect hardware to obtain the essential & additional hardware
+        properties.
+
+        :param task: a TaskManager instance containing the node to act on.
+        :raises: HardwareInspectionFailure, if unable to get essential
+                 hardware properties.
+        :returns: states.MANAGEABLE
+        """
+
+        node = task.node
+        client = drac_common.get_drac_client(node)
+        properties = {}
+
+        try:
+            properties['memory_mb'] = sum(
+                [memory.size_mb for memory in client.list_memory()])
+            cpus = client.list_cpus()
+            properties['cpus'] = len(cpus)
+            properties['cpu_arch'] = 'x86_64' if cpus[0].arch64 else 'x86'
+
+            virtual_disks = client.list_virtual_disks()
+            root_disk = self._guess_root_disk(virtual_disks)
+            if root_disk:
+                properties['local_gb'] = int(root_disk.size_mb / units.Ki)
+            else:
+                physical_disks = client.list_physical_disks()
+                root_disk = self._guess_root_disk(physical_disks)
+                if root_disk:
+                    properties['local_gb'] = int(
+                        root_disk.size_mb / units.Ki)
+        except drac_exceptions.BaseClientException as exc:
+            LOG.error(_LE('DRAC driver failed to introspect node '
+                          '%(node_uuid)s. Reason: %(error)s.'),
+                      {'node_uuid': node.uuid, 'error': exc})
+            raise exception.HardwareInspectionFailure(error=exc)
+
+        valid_keys = self.ESSENTIAL_PROPERTIES
+        missing_keys = valid_keys - set(properties)
+        if missing_keys:
+            error = (_('Failed to discover the following properties: '
+                       '%(missing_keys)s') %
+                     {'missing_keys': ', '.join(missing_keys)})
+            raise exception.HardwareInspectionFailure(error=error)
+
+        node.properties = dict(node.properties, **properties)
+        node.save()
+
+        try:
+            nics = client.list_nics()
+        except drac_exceptions.BaseClientException as exc:
+            LOG.error(_LE('DRAC driver failed to introspect node '
+                          '%(node_uuid)s. Reason: %(error)s.'),
+                      {'node_uuid': node.uuid, 'error': exc})
+            raise exception.HardwareInspectionFailure(error=exc)
+
+        for nic in nics:
+            try:
+                port = objects.Port(task.context, address=nic.mac,
+                                    node_id=node.id)
+                port.create()
+                LOG.info(_LI('Port created with MAC address %(mac)s '
+                             'for node %(node_uuid)s during inspection'),
+                         {'mac': nic.mac, 'node_uuid': node.uuid})
+            except exception.MACAlreadyExists:
+                LOG.warning(_LW('Failed to create a port with MAC address '
+                                '%(mac)s when inspecting the node '
+                                '%(node_uuid)s because the address is already '
+                                'registered'),
+                            {'mac': nic.mac, 'node_uuid': node.uuid})
+
+        LOG.info(_LI('Node %s successfully inspected.'), node.uuid)
+        return states.MANAGEABLE
+
+    def _guess_root_disk(self, disks, min_size_required=4 * units.Ki):
+        disks.sort(key=lambda disk: disk.size_mb)
+        for disk in disks:
+            if disk.size_mb >= min_size_required:
+                return disk
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/drac/test_inspect.py b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/drac/test_inspect.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34786e90e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/drac/test_inspect.py
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+#
+# 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.
+
+"""
+Test class for DRAC inspection interface
+"""
+
+from dracclient import exceptions as drac_exceptions
+import mock
+
+from ironic.common import exception
+from ironic.common import states
+from ironic.conductor import task_manager
+from ironic.drivers.modules.drac import common as drac_common
+from ironic.drivers.modules.drac import inspect as drac_inspect
+from ironic import objects
+from ironic.tests.unit.conductor import mgr_utils
+from ironic.tests.unit.db import base as db_base
+from ironic.tests.unit.db import utils as db_utils
+from ironic.tests.unit.drivers.modules.drac import utils as test_utils
+from ironic.tests.unit.objects import utils as obj_utils
+
+INFO_DICT = db_utils.get_test_drac_info()
+
+
+class DracInspectionTestCase(db_base.DbTestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(DracInspectionTestCase, self).setUp()
+        mgr_utils.mock_the_extension_manager(driver='fake_drac')
+        self.node = obj_utils.create_test_node(self.context,
+                                               driver='fake_drac',
+                                               driver_info=INFO_DICT)
+        memory = [{'id': 'DIMM.Socket.A1',
+                   'size_mb': 16384,
+                   'speed': 2133,
+                   'manufacturer': 'Samsung',
+                   'model': 'DDR4 DIMM',
+                   'state': 'ok'},
+                  {'id': 'DIMM.Socket.B1',
+                   'size_mb': 16384,
+                   'speed': 2133,
+                   'manufacturer': 'Samsung',
+                   'model': 'DDR4 DIMM',
+                   'state': 'ok'}]
+        cpus = [{'id': 'CPU.Socket.1',
+                 'cores': 6,
+                 'speed': 2400,
+                 'model': 'Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2620 v3 @ 2.40GHz',
+                 'state': 'ok',
+                 'ht_enabled': True,
+                 'turbo_enabled': True,
+                 'vt_enabled': True,
+                 'arch64': True},
+                {'id': 'CPU.Socket.2',
+                 'cores': 6,
+                 'speed': 2400,
+                 'model': 'Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2620 v3 @ 2.40GHz',
+                 'state': 'ok',
+                 'ht_enabled': True,
+                 'turbo_enabled': True,
+                 'vt_enabled': True,
+                 'arch64': True}]
+        virtual_disks = [
+            {'id': 'Disk.Virtual.0:RAID.Integrated.1-1',
+             'name': 'disk 0',
+             'description': 'Virtual Disk 0 on Integrated RAID Controller 1',
+             'controller': 'RAID.Integrated.1-1',
+             'raid_level': '1',
+             'size_mb': 1143552,
+             'state': 'ok',
+             'raid_state': 'online',
+             'span_depth': 1,
+             'span_length': 2,
+             'pending_operations': None}]
+        physical_disks = [
+            {'id': 'Disk.Bay.1:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.Integrated.1-1',
+             'description': ('Disk 1 in Backplane 1 of '
+                             'Integrated RAID Controller 1'),
+             'controller': 'RAID.Integrated.1-1',
+             'manufacturer': 'SEAGATE',
+             'model': 'ST600MM0006',
+             'media_type': 'hdd',
+             'interface_type': 'sas',
+             'size_mb': 571776,
+             'free_size_mb': 571776,
+             'serial_number': 'S0M3EY2Z',
+             'firmware_version': 'LS0A',
+             'state': 'ok',
+             'raid_state': 'ready'},
+            {'id': 'Disk.Bay.2:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.Integrated.1-1',
+             'description': ('Disk 1 in Backplane 1 of '
+                             'Integrated RAID Controller 1'),
+             'controller': 'RAID.Integrated.1-1',
+             'manufacturer': 'SEAGATE',
+             'model': 'ST600MM0006',
+             'media_type': 'hdd',
+             'interface_type': 'sas',
+             'size_mb': 285888,
+             'free_size_mb': 285888,
+             'serial_number': 'S0M3EY2Z',
+             'firmware_version': 'LS0A',
+             'state': 'ok',
+             'raid_state': 'ready'}]
+        nics = [
+            {'id': 'NIC.Embedded.1-1-1',
+             'mac': 'B0:83:FE:C6:6F:A1',
+             'model': 'Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet BCM5720 - B0:83:FE:C6:6F:A1',
+             'speed': '1000 Mbps',
+             'duplex': 'full duplex',
+             'media_type': 'Base T'},
+            {'id': 'NIC.Embedded.2-1-1',
+             'mac': 'B0:83:FE:C6:6F:A2',
+             'model': 'Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet BCM5720 - B0:83:FE:C6:6F:A2',
+             'speed': '1000 Mbps',
+             'duplex': 'full duplex',
+             'media_type': 'Base T'}]
+        self.memory = [test_utils.dict_to_namedtuple(values=m) for m in memory]
+        self.cpus = [test_utils.dict_to_namedtuple(values=c) for c in cpus]
+        self.virtual_disks = [test_utils.dict_to_namedtuple(values=vd)
+                              for vd in virtual_disks]
+        self.physical_disks = [test_utils.dict_to_namedtuple(values=pd)
+                               for pd in physical_disks]
+        self.nics = [test_utils.dict_to_namedtuple(values=n) for n in nics]
+
+    def test_get_properties(self):
+        expected = drac_common.COMMON_PROPERTIES
+        driver = drac_inspect.DracInspect()
+        self.assertEqual(expected, driver.get_properties())
+
+    @mock.patch.object(drac_common, 'get_drac_client', spec_set=True,
+                       autospec=True)
+    @mock.patch.object(objects.Port, 'create', spec_set=True, autospec=True)
+    def test_inspect_hardware(self, mock_port_create, mock_get_drac_client):
+        expected_node_properties = {
+            'memory_mb': 32768,
+            'local_gb': 1116,
+            'cpus': 2,
+            'cpu_arch': 'x86_64'}
+        mock_client = mock.Mock()
+        mock_get_drac_client.return_value = mock_client
+        mock_client.list_memory.return_value = self.memory
+        mock_client.list_cpus.return_value = self.cpus
+        mock_client.list_virtual_disks.return_value = self.virtual_disks
+        mock_client.list_nics.return_value = self.nics
+
+        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
+                                  shared=True) as task:
+            return_value = task.driver.inspect.inspect_hardware(task)
+
+        self.node.refresh()
+        self.assertEqual(expected_node_properties, self.node.properties)
+        self.assertEqual(states.MANAGEABLE, return_value)
+        self.assertEqual(2, mock_port_create.call_count)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(drac_common, 'get_drac_client', spec_set=True,
+                       autospec=True)
+    @mock.patch.object(objects.Port, 'create', spec_set=True, autospec=True)
+    def test_inspect_hardware_fail(self, mock_port_create,
+                                   mock_get_drac_client):
+        mock_client = mock.Mock()
+        mock_get_drac_client.return_value = mock_client
+        mock_client.list_memory.return_value = self.memory
+        mock_client.list_cpus.return_value = self.cpus
+        mock_client.list_virtual_disks.side_effect = (
+            drac_exceptions.BaseClientException('boom'))
+
+        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
+                                  shared=True) as task:
+            self.assertRaises(exception.HardwareInspectionFailure,
+                              task.driver.inspect.inspect_hardware, task)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(drac_common, 'get_drac_client', spec_set=True,
+                       autospec=True)
+    @mock.patch.object(objects.Port, 'create', spec_set=True, autospec=True)
+    def test_inspect_hardware_no_virtual_disk(self, mock_port_create,
+                                              mock_get_drac_client):
+        expected_node_properties = {
+            'memory_mb': 32768,
+            'local_gb': 279,
+            'cpus': 2,
+            'cpu_arch': 'x86_64'}
+        mock_client = mock.Mock()
+        mock_get_drac_client.return_value = mock_client
+        mock_client.list_memory.return_value = self.memory
+        mock_client.list_cpus.return_value = self.cpus
+        mock_client.list_virtual_disks.return_value = []
+        mock_client.list_physical_disks.return_value = self.physical_disks
+        mock_client.list_nics.return_value = self.nics
+
+        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
+                                  shared=True) as task:
+            return_value = task.driver.inspect.inspect_hardware(task)
+
+        self.node.refresh()
+        self.assertEqual(expected_node_properties, self.node.properties)
+        self.assertEqual(states.MANAGEABLE, return_value)
+        self.assertEqual(2, mock_port_create.call_count)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(drac_common, 'get_drac_client', spec_set=True,
+                       autospec=True)
+    @mock.patch.object(objects.Port, 'create', spec_set=True, autospec=True)
+    def test_inspect_hardware_with_existing_ports(self, mock_port_create,
+                                                  mock_get_drac_client):
+        expected_node_properties = {
+            'memory_mb': 32768,
+            'local_gb': 1116,
+            'cpus': 2,
+            'cpu_arch': 'x86_64'}
+        mock_client = mock.Mock()
+        mock_get_drac_client.return_value = mock_client
+        mock_client.list_memory.return_value = self.memory
+        mock_client.list_cpus.return_value = self.cpus
+        mock_client.list_virtual_disks.return_value = self.virtual_disks
+        mock_client.list_nics.return_value = self.nics
+        mock_port_create.side_effect = exception.MACAlreadyExists("boom")
+
+        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
+                                  shared=True) as task:
+            return_value = task.driver.inspect.inspect_hardware(task)
+
+        self.node.refresh()
+        self.assertEqual(expected_node_properties, self.node.properties)
+        self.assertEqual(states.MANAGEABLE, return_value)
+        self.assertEqual(2, mock_port_create.call_count)
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/drac/utils.py b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/drac/utils.py
index 406d7af4f7..ea0958ef20 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/drac/utils.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/drac/utils.py
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ def dict_to_namedtuple(name='GenericNamedTuple', values=None):
     if values is None:
         values = {}
 
-    return collections.namedtuple(name, values.keys())(**values)
+    return collections.namedtuple(name, list(values))(**values)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/drac-inspection-interface-b0abbad98fec1c2e.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/drac-inspection-interface-b0abbad98fec1c2e.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4555172a8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/drac-inspection-interface-b0abbad98fec1c2e.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Adds out-of-band inspection interface usable by DRAC drivers.
+upgrade:
+  - The ``inspect`` interface of the ``pxe_drac`` driver has switched to use
+    out-of-band inspection. For inband inspection, the node should be updated
+    to use the ``pxe_drac_inspector`` driver instead.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 7745c73251..2d89debf52 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ ironic.drivers =
     pxe_iboot = ironic.drivers.pxe:PXEAndIBootDriver
     pxe_ilo = ironic.drivers.pxe:PXEAndIloDriver
     pxe_drac = ironic.drivers.drac:PXEDracDriver
+    pxe_drac_inspector = ironic.drivers.drac:PXEDracInspectorDriver
     pxe_snmp = ironic.drivers.pxe:PXEAndSNMPDriver
     pxe_irmc = ironic.drivers.pxe:PXEAndIRMCDriver
     pxe_amt = ironic.drivers.pxe:PXEAndAMTDriver