Documentation – OpenMetal Cloud

When you choose a cloud provider’s APIs, you’re making a financial commitment that compounds over time. This article breaks down how proprietary cloud APIs create vendor lock-in, what that lock-in costs in migration debt and ongoing fees, and how OpenStack-based private cloud infrastructure maps to the patterns developers already know without the long-term dependency.

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

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This page compares the OpenMetal Large v4 bare metal server against the AWS i4i instance family, the closest match by storage-optimized spec profile. The comparison is structural, not just price-vs-price:

The Storage Large v4 is a different server from the compute-focused Large v4. It pairs high-capacity SATA HDDs with NVMe cache drives in a three-tier storage architecture designed for Ceph

OpenMetal Large v4 Hosted Private Cloud: 3-node OpenStack + Ceph cluster with 96 cores, 1.5TB DDR5, 38.4TB NVMe. Deploy in 45 seconds, fixed monthly pricing, no VMware licensing

OpenMetal Large v4 TDX Edition with dual Xeon Gold 6526Y, 1TB DDR5-5200, Intel TDX confidential computing. Hardware-isolated VMs, HIPAA-eligible, fixed monthly pricing.

The Large v4 is OpenMetal’s mid-tier bare metal dedicated server, built on dual 5th Gen Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y processors (Emerald Rapids). It is the next generation of the Large

This guide breaks down the most common hidden costs in cloud computing: egress fees, inter-region data transfer, idle resource waste, free tier expiration, API call fees, archive retrieval charges, licensing add-ons, and vendor lock-in. It explains why they’re endemic to public cloud billing structures and examines what transparent, fixed-cost private cloud infrastructure looks like as an alternative.

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

Cloud providers advertise vCPUs, but those aren’t physical cores. They’re time-shares on shared hardware, often oversubscribed across tenants. This post breaks down what dedicated bare metal CPU really means, why newer fewer cores often beats older more cores, and how OpenMetal bare metal compares directly to AWS EC2 pricing and performance.

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A US-based primary with DR split between Amsterdam and Singapore gives you geographic redundancy, GDPR-compliant EU recovery, and APAC-resident infrastructure for customers across the region. This post covers the architecture, hardware options at each site, and what fixed-cost pricing means when you stop paying hyperscaler egress fees on every replication job.

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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