A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with an embedded data center asset client module and a passthrough device; establishing a secure communication channel between the embedded data center asset client module and a connectivity management system; exchanging information between the embedded data center asset client module and the connectivity management system via the secure communication channel between the connectivity management system client and the connectivity management system, the information including an operating system image; and, provisioning an operating system to the data center asset via the embedded data center asset client module and the passthrough device.