Q: What is the difference between the NVIDIA RTX Pro 6000 and H100? The RTX Pro 6000 is a Blackwell GPU with 96GB of GDDR7 and native FP4, while the
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Q: Is the RTX Pro 6000 better than the L40S for AI inference and training? For most training and inference the RTX Pro 6000 outperforms the L40S on a single
Q: Can I attach RP6000 GPU nodes to an existing OpenMetal bare metal or Hosted Private Cloud deployment? Yes, you can attach RP6000 GPU nodes to an existing OpenMetal Hosted
Q: What is the difference between the NVIDIA RTX Pro 6000 and L40S? The RTX Pro 6000 is a newer Blackwell-generation GPU with 96GB of GDDR7 and native FP4, while
Q: Can I build a mixed GPU cluster with RP6000 and H200 servers? Yes, OpenMetal builds mixed GPU clusters that combine RP6000 and H200 nodes on the same private network,
Q: What is FP4 (NVFP4) and why does it matter for AI workloads? FP4 (NVFP4) is a Blackwell-native 4-bit floating-point format that increases low-precision inference throughput beyond the FP8 ceiling
Q: How does OpenMetal’s fixed-cost GPU pricing avoid the cloud “idle silicon tax”? OpenMetal charges a fixed monthly rate for a dedicated GPU server, so running the card at 100%
Q: Can I train and fine-tune AI models on the OpenMetal RP6000, or is it only for inference? Yes, the OpenMetal RP6000 trains and fine-tunes AI models as well as
Q: How much GPU memory does the OpenMetal RP6000 have? Each OpenMetal RP6000 GPU carries 96GB of GDDR7 memory, and a server can hold one or two cards for up
Q: GDDR7 vs HBM3: which matters for AI training and inference? GDDR7 offers high capacity at lower cost, while HBM3/HBM3e delivers much higher memory bandwidth; bandwidth is what matters most
Q: Can I run a 70B parameter LLM on a single OpenMetal H200? Yes, a single OpenMetal H200 runs a 70B-parameter model in 16-bit precision, because its 141GB of HBM3e
Q: Can I build a multi-GPU cluster with OpenMetal H200 servers? Yes, OpenMetal builds dedicated multi-GPU clusters of H200 servers on a private 40 Gbps mesh, built to order for
Q: Can I add GPU servers to my existing OpenMetal cloud or bare metal deployment? Yes, you can add NVIDIA RTX Pro 6000 or H200 GPU servers to an existing
Q: What NVMe storage does the OpenMetal H200 GPU server use? The OpenMetal H200 GPU server uses a 6.4TB Micron 7500 MAX NVMe SSD for data, plus two 960GB NVMe
Q: What CPU is paired with the OpenMetal H200 GPU server? Each OpenMetal H200 GPU server pairs the GPU with two Intel Xeon 6530P processors (Granite Rapids), giving 64 cores
Q: Should I choose the RP6000 or the H200 for my workload? Choose the RP6000 for cost-efficient training, fine-tuning, and high-throughput inference that fit in 96GB, and the H200 when
Q: How does OpenMetal GPU pricing compare to AWS GPU instances? OpenMetal prices GPU servers on a fixed monthly model with included egress, while AWS bills GPU instances per GPU-hour
Q: What is the difference between the NVIDIA H200 and H100? The H200 and H100 share the same Hopper compute architecture; the H200’s advantage is memory, with 141GB of HBM3e
Q: Is the NVIDIA H200 faster than the H100 for AI inference? For memory-bound LLM inference, yes: the H200’s higher HBM3e bandwidth (4.8 TB/s vs 3.35-3.9 TB/s) directly raises tokens-per-second,
Q: Why does OpenMetal offer the NVIDIA H200 instead of the H100? OpenMetal carries the H200 rather than the H100 because the H200 is the H100’s direct successor: 50% more
All-NVMe OSDs, an isolated boot pool, a clean lane budget, and identical nodes: how OpenMetal’s v5 hardware makes Ceph behave predictably instead of needing tuning.
Q: Does the OpenMetal XL v4 support Intel TDX confidential computing? The OpenMetal XL v4 ships with Intel TDX active by default — no RAM upgrade needed; OpenMetal enables TDX
Q: What is the difference between Intel TDX and Intel SGX on OpenMetal XL v5? Intel TDX isolates an entire guest VM (a “trust domain”) from the host hypervisor and
Q: Can I migrate Azure Confidential VM workloads to OpenMetal XL v5? Yes — Azure Confidential VMs and OpenMetal XL v5 both use Intel TDX, so the workload’s threat model
Q: What is the usable storage capacity of a 3-node Hosted Private Cloud XL v5? A 3-node Hosted Private Cloud XL v5 has 76.8 TB of raw NVMe across 12
Q: What NVMe drives does OpenMetal use in the XL v5? The XL v5 ships with four 6.4 TB Micron 7500 MAX U.3 NVMe SSDs for data (25.6 TB raw)
Q: How does the OpenMetal XL v5 compare to AWS m7i.metal-48xl? The XL v5 is dedicated bare metal with 1 TB DDR5-6400, 25.6 TB of persistent NVMe, and 95th-percentile egress;
Q: How many cores does the OpenMetal XL v5 have? The OpenMetal XL v5 provides 64 physical cores and 128 threads, delivered as two Intel Xeon 6530P processors with 32
Q: Does the OpenMetal XL v5 support Intel TDX out of the box? Yes — the OpenMetal XL v5 ships TDX-ready with no RAM upgrade: its 1024 GB DDR5-6400 already
Q: What memory configuration ships with the OpenMetal XL v5? The OpenMetal XL v5 ships with 1024 GB of DDR5-6400 ECC memory, populated across 16 of the board’s 32 DIMM
Q: What is the difference between the OpenMetal XL v4 and XL v5? The XL v5 moves from Intel’s Emerald Rapids platform on Intel 7 to Granite Rapids on Intel
Q: What is the difference between OpenMetal’s persistent NVMe and AWS i4i ephemeral instance storage? OpenMetal Large v5 ships with 12.8 TB of local NVMe that persists across reboots and
Q: Is OpenMetal cheaper than AWS for dedicated Granite Rapids servers? For sustained workloads, yes — the OpenMetal Large v5 (dedicated Granite Rapids bare metal) typically delivers close to 50%
Q: How does the OpenMetal Large v5 compare to AWS i4i instances? The Large v5 delivers 32 dedicated Granite Rapids cores, 512 GB DDR5-6400, 12.8 TB of persistent local NVMe,
Q: Can I run TDX-protected VMs on an OpenMetal Large v5 Hosted Private Cloud cluster? No — Intel TDX is supported on OpenMetal bare metal Large v5 servers only, not
Q: How much usable storage does a 3-node Large v5 Hosted Private Cloud Ceph cluster provide? A 3-node Large v5 Hosted Private Cloud delivers 38.4 TB of raw NVMe capacity,
Q: Does OpenMetal sign a HIPAA BAA for TDX-protected workloads on the Large v5? Yes — OpenMetal is HIPAA compliant at the organizational level and signs Business Associate Agreements for
Q: Can I combine Intel SGX enclaves with TDX guest VMs on the OpenMetal Large v5? Yes — SGX and TDX work in parallel on the Xeon 6517P; the typical
Q: How do I upgrade a deployed OpenMetal Large v5 to enable Intel TDX? Schedule the upgrade with OpenMetal: 8 additional DDR5-6400 DIMMs are added to populate all 16 slots,
Q: Does the OpenMetal Large v5 support Intel TDX confidential computing? Yes — the Large v5’s Xeon 6517P processors support Intel TDX, but activation requires upgrading from the base 512
Q: How does the larger L3 cache on the Large v5 improve database and analytics workloads? The Large v5’s 144 MB total L3 cache (72 MB per Xeon 6517P) is
Q: What NVMe drives does OpenMetal use in the Large v5 bare metal server? The Large v5 ships with 2x 6.4 TB Micron 7500 MAX U.3 NVMe SSDs (12.8 TB
Q: How many drive bays does the OpenMetal Large v5 support? The Large v5 chassis supports 10 total drive bays — 2 are populated by default with 6.4 TB Micron
Q: What is the memory bandwidth of the OpenMetal Large v5 with DDR5-6400? The Large v5 delivers approximately 819 GB/s of aggregate memory bandwidth — 512 GB of DDR5-6400 across
Q: What is the Intel Xeon 6517P (Granite Rapids) and why did OpenMetal pick it for the Large v5? The Xeon 6517P is Intel’s Granite Rapids server CPU on the
Q: What is the difference between the OpenMetal Large v4 and Large v5 bare metal servers? The Large v5 replaces the Large v4 with Granite Rapids CPUs on Intel 3,
Q: What are the specs of the OpenMetal Medium v5 bare metal server? Dual Intel Xeon 6505P processors (Granite Rapids, Intel 3) power the OpenMetal Medium v5, delivering 24 physical
Q: How does the OpenMetal Medium v5 compare to the Medium v4? Switching from the Medium v4 to the Medium v5 brings 113% more L3 cache per socket (48 MB
Q: What is the difference between the Intel Xeon Silver 4510 and the Intel Xeon 6505P? The Xeon 6505P (Granite Rapids, Intel 3 process) more than doubles the L3 cache
Q: What NVMe drives does OpenMetal use in the Medium v5 bare metal server? The OpenMetal Medium v5 uses the Micron 7500 MAX 6.4 TB NVMe as its data drive,
Q: What is the maximum RAM in an OpenMetal Medium v5 bare metal server? The OpenMetal Medium v5 supports up to 2 TB of DDR5-6400 ECC RDIMM across its 16
Q: Does the OpenMetal Medium v5 support Intel TDX confidential computing? The OpenMetal Medium v5 supports Intel TDX, but it is not enabled at the base 256 GB configuration; TDX
Q: What RAM upgrade is required to enable Intel TDX on the OpenMetal Medium v5? Enabling Intel TDX on the OpenMetal Medium v5 requires replacing all 8 installed 32 GB
Q: How does Intel TDX remote attestation work on OpenMetal bare metal servers? Intel TDX remote attestation on OpenMetal bare metal servers generates a hardware-rooted ECDSA-signed quote containing a cryptographic
Q: Can OpenMetal provide a BAA for HIPAA-covered workloads? OpenMetal holds HIPAA compliance at the organizational level and offers Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) for customers processing protected health information on
Q: What is the difference between the OpenMetal XL v4 and XXL v4? The OpenMetal XL v4 and XXL v4 share the same processor — dual Intel Xeon Gold 6530
Q: What NVMe drives does OpenMetal use in the XXL v4 bare metal server? The OpenMetal XXL v4 includes six Micron 7500 MAX 6400GB NVMe SSDs as data drives, delivering
Q: Can I upgrade the RAM on a deployed OpenMetal XXL v4 bare metal server? RAM on a deployed OpenMetal XXL v4 can be expanded beyond the base 2048GB configuration
Q: Can I run Kubernetes on an OpenMetal XXL v4 bare metal server? Kubernetes runs on the OpenMetal XXL v4 bare metal server with full control over the distribution, CNI,
Q: What workloads is the OpenMetal XXL v4 best suited for? The OpenMetal XXL v4 is best suited for workloads that require sustained access to a large memory pool on
Q: How does the OpenMetal XXL v4 support large in-memory database workloads? The OpenMetal XXL v4 supports large in-memory database workloads through its 2048GB DDR5 base configuration, 320MB total L3
Q: What is the maximum RAM configuration on the OpenMetal XXL v4? The OpenMetal XXL v4 supports a maximum of 8192GB of RAM across its 32 DIMM slots — four
Q: What is the difference between Intel TDX and Intel SGX on OpenMetal servers? Intel TDX isolates entire virtual machines from the hypervisor and other VMs; Intel SGX isolates individual
Q: Can I run Intel SGX enclaves and TDX VMs on the same OpenMetal server? Intel SGX enclaves and TDX VMs can run concurrently on the same OpenMetal XXL v4
Q: What is the RAM requirement to activate Intel TDX on OpenMetal bare metal servers? Activating Intel TDX on OpenMetal bare metal servers requires a minimum of 1TB of installed
Q: What is the usable Ceph storage capacity in a 3-node OpenMetal XXL v4 cluster? A three-node OpenMetal XXL v4 Hosted Private Cloud cluster provides approximately 38.4TB of usable Ceph
Q: How does the OpenMetal XXL v4 compare to the AWS x2idn instance? The OpenMetal XXL v4 and AWS x2idn.32xlarge are both 2TB RAM platforms, but differ fundamentally in tenancy
Q: Is OpenMetal cheaper than AWS for 2TB RAM dedicated servers? For sustained 24/7 workloads, OpenMetal’s fixed monthly pricing for the XXL v4 is typically lower than AWS x2idn.32xlarge on-demand
Q: What is Intel Speed Select Technology and how does it improve latency on OpenMetal bare metal servers? Intel Speed Select Technology (SST) is Intel’s hardware mechanism for defining multiple
Q: XL v4 vs XL v4 High Frequency: which OpenMetal bare metal server should I choose? Choose the XL v4 High Frequency when your workload’s critical path is serial —
Q: Is OpenMetal’s XL v4 High Frequency server suitable for high-frequency trading infrastructure? The XL v4 High Frequency is well-suited for co-located HFT infrastructure because its 3.6 GHz base clock
Q: How does DDR5-5200 memory on the XL v4 High Frequency compare to DDR5-4800 on the standard XL v4? DDR5-5200 on the XL v4 High Frequency provides approximately 8% higher
Q: When does higher CPU clock speed outperform higher core count for bare metal workloads? Higher CPU clock speed outperforms higher core count when the workload’s critical path cannot be
Q: How much does an OpenMetal XL v4 bare metal server cost? The OpenMetal XL v4 bare metal server is billed at a fixed monthly rate with no per-VM fees,
Q: What is the difference between the OpenMetal XL v3 and XL v4? The XL v4 replaces the Intel Xeon Gold 6430 (Sapphire Rapids) with the Gold 6530 (Emerald Rapids),
Q: What NVMe drives does OpenMetal use in the XL v4 server? The OpenMetal XL v4 ships four Micron 7500 MAX 6.4TB NVMe U.3 drives as data storage, providing 25.6TB
Q: What workloads are best suited for the OpenMetal XL v4? The XL v4’s combination of 64 dedicated cores, 1TB DDR5 RAM, and Intel TDX active by default makes it
Q: How does the OpenMetal XL v4 compare to AWS i4i instances? The OpenMetal XL v4 provides 64 dedicated physical cores, 1TB of persistent DDR5 RAM, and 25.6TB of persistent
Q: Does the OpenMetal Medium v4 support Intel TDX confidential computing? The Intel Xeon Silver 4510 in the OpenMetal Medium v4 supports TDX at the hardware level, but TDX is
Q: What is required to enable Intel TDX on the OpenMetal Medium v4? Enabling Intel TDX on the OpenMetal Medium v4 requires three things: a RAM upgrade to 1 TB
Q: What is the difference between the OpenMetal Medium v4 and Medium v4 TDX Edition? The Medium v4 TDX Edition is the same physical server as the standard Medium v4,
Q: How much RAM does the OpenMetal Medium v4 need to activate Intel TDX? The OpenMetal Medium v4 requires 1 TB of RAM — all 16 DIMM slots populated with
Q: What regulated workloads run well on the OpenMetal Medium v4 TDX Edition? The Medium v4 TDX Edition is suited for regulated workloads that require hardware-enforced memory isolation but don’t
Q: How do I upgrade an existing OpenMetal Medium v4 server to enable TDX? Upgrading an existing OpenMetal Medium v4 to enable TDX requires scheduling a physical RAM replacement through
Q: How does the OpenMetal Medium v4 TDX Edition compare to the Large v4 TDX Edition? Both the Medium v4 and Large v4 TDX Editions run Intel TDX with 1
Q: Can I expand an OpenMetal Storage Medium v4 to the Storage Large v4 configuration? Yes. The Storage Medium v4 and Storage Large v4 share the same chassis with identical
Q: How does the OpenMetal Medium v4 compare to AWS m7i instances? The Medium v4 provides 24 dedicated physical cores, 256 GB DDR5, and 6.4 TB persistent local NVMe on
Q: What Intel Xeon processor does the OpenMetal Medium v4 use? The Medium v4 uses dual Intel Xeon Silver 4510 processors, providing 24 cores and 48 threads across two sockets
Q: How does the OpenMetal Medium v4 compare to the Large v4 bare metal server? The Medium v4 and Large v4 share the same chassis and dual boot drive design
Q: What are the specs of the OpenMetal Medium v4 bare metal server? The Medium v4 ships with dual Intel Xeon Silver 4510 processors (24 cores, 48 threads), 256 GB
Q: What NVMe drives does OpenMetal use in the Medium v4 bare metal server? The Medium v4 ships with one 6.4 TB Micron 7500 MAX NVMe SSD connected via PCIe
Q: How much storage does the OpenMetal Storage Medium v4 provide? The Storage Medium v4 provides 120 TB of raw HDD capacity (six 20 TB SATA drives) plus 12.8 TB
Q: How does OpenMetal’s egress pricing compare to AWS per-GB charges? OpenMetal bills public egress on 95th-percentile measurement rather than per-GB transfer, creating a structural cost advantage that grows with
Q: Is OpenMetal cheaper than AWS for dedicated servers? For sustained 24/7 workloads above $10,000 per month in cloud spend, OpenMetal’s fixed monthly pricing typically delivers significant savings over AWS,
Q: Is OpenMetal HIPAA compliant for healthcare workloads? OpenMetal is HIPAA compliant at the organizational level and offers Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) for customers running healthcare workloads on bare metal
Q: How does OpenMetal’s storage pricing compare to AWS S3 or EBS per TB? OpenMetal storage servers charge a fixed monthly rate per server regardless of capacity used, while AWS
Q: How does the Medium v4 Hosted Private Cloud compare to the Large v4 cluster? The Medium v4 cluster provides 72 cores, 768 GB RAM, and 19.2 TB raw NVMe
Q: What is the difference between the OpenMetal Storage Medium v4 and Storage Large v4? Both servers share the same chassis, CPU, memory, and network configuration, but differ in drive
Q: What is the difference between the OpenMetal Large v3 and Large v4 bare metal servers? The Large v4 replaces the Large v3 with a 40% higher base clock, 18%
Q: Can I run Kubernetes on OpenMetal bare metal servers? OpenMetal bare metal servers support Kubernetes directly on hardware with no hypervisor layer, using Talos, Flatcar, K3s, or upstream Kubernetes
Q: What NVMe drives does OpenMetal use in the Large v4 bare metal server? The Large v4 ships with two 6.4 TB Micron 7500 MAX NVMe SSDs (12.8 TB total),
Q: What is boot and data drive isolation on OpenMetal servers? OpenMetal separates OS boot storage from application data storage using physically distinct drive pools, preventing system-level I/O from contending
Q: Can I upgrade the RAM on a deployed OpenMetal bare metal server? RAM upgrades are available on deployed OpenMetal bare metal servers by contacting the OpenMetal team to schedule
Q: What Proxmox reference architecture does OpenMetal recommend for bare metal servers? OpenMetal publishes a full Proxmox reference architecture for bare metal, developed with Wendell Wilson from Level1Techs, using a
Q: Does the OpenMetal Large v4 support Intel TDX confidential computing? The Large v4 supports Intel TDX, but it requires a RAM upgrade to 1 TB (filling all 16 DIMM
Q: Which OpenMetal servers support Intel TDX out of the box? The XL v4, XL v4 High Frequency, and XXL v4 ship with Intel TDX enabled by default because their
Q: What is the difference between Intel TDX and SGX on OpenMetal servers? TDX isolates entire virtual machines at the hardware level, while SGX protects specific application code and data
Q: What is included in OpenMetal’s Hosted Private Cloud Day 2 operations? OpenMetal handles infrastructure monitoring, patching, incident response, and upgrade coordination for Hosted Private Cloud clusters, while the customer
Q: How does the OpenMetal Large v4 compare to AWS i4i instances? The Large v4 provides 32 dedicated physical cores, 512 GB DDR5, and 12.8 TB persistent NVMe on single-tenant
Q: How does OpenMetal’s Hosted Private Cloud compare to VMware for virtualization? OpenMetal’s Hosted Private Cloud runs OpenStack and Ceph on dedicated bare metal with zero licensing costs, replacing VMware’s
Q: How fast can OpenMetal deploy a Hosted Private Cloud cluster? OpenMetal deploys a production-ready Hosted Private Cloud cluster in under 45 seconds using proprietary automation, delivering a fully configured
Q: What storage servers does OpenMetal offer for Ceph clusters? OpenMetal offers dedicated storage servers built on a three-tier drive architecture (boot SSD, NVMe cache, HDD bulk) designed specifically for
Q: How much storage does the OpenMetal Storage Large v4 provide? The Storage Large v4 provides 240 TB of raw HDD capacity (12x 20 TB SATA drives) plus 25.6 TB
Q: How do OpenMetal storage servers connect to compute nodes? Storage servers connect to compute nodes over the same 20 Gbps LACP-bonded private mesh that links all OpenMetal bare metal
Q: Are OpenMetal bare metal servers on dedicated VLANs? Yes, every OpenMetal bare metal server is placed on VLANs dedicated to the individual customer, providing hardware-level network isolation from other
Q: Does OpenMetal support VxLAN on bare metal servers? Yes, OpenMetal supports VXLAN on bare metal servers by layering overlay networks on top of the dedicated VLANs assigned to each
Q: Can OpenMetal bare metal servers share VLANs with a hosted private cloud? Yes, OpenMetal bare metal servers and Hosted Private Cloud deployments can share the same customer-dedicated VLANs, enabling
Q: How much private bandwidth does an OpenMetal bare metal server include? OpenMetal’s current-generation (v5) bare metal servers include four 10 Gbps private network interfaces, LACP-bonded for 40 Gbps of
Q: What is included in OpenMetal’s monthly rate for a Hosted Private Cloud deployment? OpenMetal’s monthly rate for Hosted Private Cloud covers dedicated bare metal infrastructure, full OpenStack and Ceph
Q: How does OpenMetal eliminate VMware licensing costs for private cloud deployments? OpenMetal replaces VMware’s per-VM and per-CPU licensing model with an open source stack that carries zero software licensing
Q: How does OpenMetal’s ramp pricing help organizations avoid paying for two environments during a VMware migration? Ramp pricing gives migrating organizations temporary discounts on their OpenMetal environment so they
Q: How does OpenMetal’s flat monthly pricing model compare to variable pay-as-you-go billing from public cloud providers? OpenMetal charges a flat monthly rate for dedicated bare metal infrastructure, giving teams
Q: What costs are included in an OpenMetal Hosted Private Cloud monthly rate, and are there hidden fees? OpenMetal’s monthly Hosted Private Cloud rate covers dedicated bare metal compute nodes,
Q: What should prospects consider when comparing OpenMetal’s total cost of ownership against AWS, Azure, or GCP? Prospects should evaluate five cost dimensions where OpenMetal and public cloud providers diverge:
Q: What network port speeds does OpenMetal provide for bare metal and private cloud deployments? OpenMetal Hosted Private Cloud deployments include within-VLAN network traffic up to 10 Gbit/s as part
Q: How is networking structured inside an OpenMetal Hosted Private Cloud? OpenMetal’s Hosted Private Cloud networking is built on OpenStack Neutron, the software-defined networking layer that ships with every deployment.
Q: What networking model does OpenMetal use: software-defined, hardware VLAN, or both? OpenMetal uses both software-defined networking and hardware-backed VLANs together, a combination that distinguishes its architecture from purely software-overlay
Q: How does OpenMetal separate network traffic between infrastructure, storage, and tenant workloads? OpenMetal architecturally separates three classes of network traffic: infrastructure and control-plane communication, Ceph storage replication, and tenant
Q: What internal network throughput can I expect between nodes in an OpenMetal private cloud? Within an OpenMetal Hosted Private Cloud, traffic between nodes (compute-to-compute, compute-to-storage, and control-plane communication) runs
Q: How does OpenMetal’s dedicated networking compare to shared public cloud bandwidth? The fundamental difference is physical dedication. Compare OpenMetal vs AWS On AWS, Azure, or similar platforms, the NIC
OpenMetal offers bare metal dedicated server configurations with 1 TB (1024 GB) of RAM or more in multiple compute-heavy server tiers.
OpenMetal has bare metal dedicated server configurations built on dual 5th Gen Intel Xeon Gold 6530 processors.