DFAC Intelligent Manufacturing and Green Factory Upgrade Information System Construction Project

Dongfeng Automobile Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: 600006, Stock Abbreviation: Dongfeng Automobile), a core listed company under Dongfeng Motor Group with a total market value of 15 billion yuan, has long been deeply engaged in the automobile manufacturing industry. Upholding its responsibility as a state-owned enterprise, it actively responds to the national "dual carbon" goals and the call for the high-end, intelligent and green transformation of the manufacturing industry. It continuously advances the "Green Dongfeng 2025" plan and the technological innovation "Leap Forward Action", with 22 units currently awarded the national-level "Green Factory" and remarkable achievements in building a green manufacturing system.

Currently, the automobile industry is undergoing profound changes in intelligence, low-carbonization and integration. Intelligent manufacturing has become a key driver for cultivating new quality productive forces and enhancing enterprise core competitiveness, while a solid digital infrastructure serves as the core foundation for supporting intelligent manufacturing applications and advancing green factory construction. To further consolidate the digital transformation foundation, address pain points such as scattered original IT infrastructure, low O&M efficiency and inflexible resource scheduling, better support core businesses including R&D, office work and production, and facilitate the launch of cutting-edge businesses like integrated die casting and new energy core component production, Dongfeng Automobile launched this Intelligent Manufacturing and Green Factory Upgrade Information System Construction Project.

This project covers core components such as park network optimization, network security enhancement, and server and storage resource expansion. Its core goal is to build an efficient, secure, flexible and scalable digital base, providing stable and reliable technical support for upper-layer intelligent manufacturing application systems (e.g., production scheduling, quality control, carbon footprint management). It also promotes the digital and intelligent upgrading of the entire production and operation process, helping the enterprise achieve the dual goals of energy conservation, carbon reduction and efficient operation.

Based on Dongfeng Automobile's business layout in Wuhan and Xiangyang and its core business needs, this project adopts a "two locations, three centers" architecture (primary data center, same-city backup center, remote backup center). Focusing on infrastructure upgrading and unified resource management, it builds a digital infrastructure system adapted to the enterprise's intelligent manufacturing and green development. The specific implementation plan is as follows:

At the hardware deployment level, a total of 34 H3C hyper-converged servers have been deployed across the two locations and three centers in Wuhan and Xiangyang. Equipped with high-performance processors, these servers offer advantages such as multi-core processing, high I/O bandwidth, low power consumption and strong scalability. They seamlessly integrate computing virtualization, storage virtualization and network virtualization capabilities, with pre-optimized and lab-verified software and hardware for out-of-the-box use, greatly simplifying on-site deployment. Together, these servers form a flexible and elastic digital infrastructure platform, fully supporting all core business systems of Dongfeng Automobile, including R&D and design, daily office work, production and manufacturing, and supply chain management. They have completely replaced the original virtualization platforms (e.g., Inspur, VMware), resolving issues such as poor compatibility, low resource utilization and high O&M costs.

At the software management level, one set of the H3C UIS Cloud platform has been deployed simultaneously. Leveraging its multi-role cluster engine and unified management capabilities, the platform enables centralized and standardized management of IAAS resource pools across the two locations and three centers in Wuhan and Xiangyang. It breaks down physical resource barriers, supports unified orchestration of different node resource types, and provides a unified service portal and visual O&M interface. Functions such as real-time resource status monitoring, health checks and one-click inspections streamline O&M work. Additionally, its cloud-native engine and elastic scheduling capabilities dynamically allocate resources based on business load to meet the needs of different business scenarios.

In addition, the project has upgraded the park network architecture and security protection system. Combined with the security virtualization capabilities of the H3C hyper-converged system, it has established a multi-level, all-round security barrier to ensure the security of core business data and stable system operation. The storage architecture has also been optimized with a unified distributed storage integration solution, providing three storage types (block storage, file storage, object storage) to meet the enterprise's diverse data storage needs and support efficient business operations.

The implementation of this Intelligent Manufacturing and Green Factory Upgrade Information System Construction Project has effectively addressed the pain points of Dongfeng Automobile's original IT infrastructure, injecting strong momentum into the enterprise's digital transformation and green development. Its core achievements are as follows:

First, unified management and service-oriented delivery of resource pools across the two locations and three centers have been achieved. Through the H3C UIS Cloud platform's unified management capabilities, resource barriers between the two locations and three centers in Wuhan and Xiangyang have been eliminated, enabling centralized management, unified scheduling and standardized service delivery of IAAS resource pools. Managers can complete full-process O&M operations without switching interfaces, greatly simplifying O&M processes, reducing staff workload, and significantly improving O&M efficiency and management refinement. It also supports coordinated business development between the two locations, ensures business continuity, and achieves high system availability.

Second, a flexible and elastic digital base has been built to support rapid business iteration and expansion. The infrastructure platform based on H3C hyper-converged servers boasts strong elastic resource scheduling capabilities. It flexibly allocates computing, storage and network resources based on the dynamic needs of R&D, production and office work, enabling on-demand resource expansion and scaling. This not only avoids resource waste but also ensures stable operation of core businesses during peak periods, providing strong support for the rapid launch of Dongfeng Automobile's cutting-edge businesses (e.g., integrated die casting, new energy core component R&D and production) and helping the enterprise gain a technological edge in the "second half" of intelligent competition.

Third, the foundation for green factory construction has been strengthened to support the "dual carbon" goals. H3C hyper-converged servers feature low power consumption, and when combined with unified resource scheduling and efficient utilization, they effectively reduce IT infrastructure energy consumption—aligning closely with Dongfeng Automobile's green production philosophy. Additionally, the improved digital base provides technical support for the enterprise's green management applications, such as digital carbon footprint management and real-time energy consumption monitoring. This further promotes clean production, efficient resource use and low-carbon energy, helping the enterprise continuously improve its green manufacturing system and demonstrating the responsibility of state-owned enterprises under the "dual carbon" goals.

Fourth, the operational efficiency of core businesses and data security capabilities have been enhanced. Replacing the original virtualization platform has significantly improved the stability and response speed of core business systems, resolving issues such as system lag and poor compatibility, and ensuring the efficient operation of core businesses (e.g., R&D and design, production scheduling). Meanwhile, the multi-level security protection system and data backup mechanism fully meet disaster recovery requirements, effectively preventing network security and data loss risks, and providing reliable support for uninterrupted enterprise operations.