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.
Category: Enterprise Hardware
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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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