Device Disabled Until Claimed

A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a communications management operation. The communications management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a connectivity management system client module; setting the data center asset to a disable until claimed status; providing the data center asset with proof of ownership information; establishing a connection between the connectivity management system client module and a connectivity management system of a data center monitoring and management console, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator and a connectivity management system service; exchanging the proof of ownership information between the connectivity management system client module and the connectivity management system service of the connectivity management system; establishing a secure communication channel between the connectivity management system client module and the connectivity management system aggregator based upon the proof of ownership information; and, exchanging information between the connectivity management system client module and the data center monitoring and management console via the secure communication channel between the connectivity management system client module and the connectivity management system aggregator; setting the data asset center to a claimed status based upon the information exchanged between the connectivity management system client module and the connectivity management system.