Documentation – OpenMetal Cloud

This page compares the OpenMetal XL v5 (2x Intel Xeon 6530P, 1 TB DDR5-6400, 25.6 TB persistent NVMe, bare metal, fixed monthly pricing) against AWS m7i.metal-48xl (96 vCPU, 384 GB

The Hosted Private Cloud XL v5 is a three-node OpenStack + Ceph cluster built from OpenMetal’s flagship Granite Rapids bare metal. Each node is an XL v5 — dual Intel

The XL v5 TDX Edition is the same physical server as the standard XL v5 — two Intel Xeon 6530P processors on Granite Rapids, 1 TB of DDR5-6400, 25.6 TB

The XL v5 is OpenMetal’s flagship dual-socket bare metal server, replacing the Emerald Rapids-based XL v4 with Intel’s Granite Rapids platform on the Intel 3 process node. Built around two

NTT DATA’s 2026 Global AI Report finds enterprise AI constrained not by model performance but by the infrastructure beneath it. This article covers what the research found, why the private vs sovereign AI distinction matters for infrastructure decisions, and what organizations getting ahead are doing differently right now.

The private cloud resurgence isn’t anecdotal. OpenStack deployments are set to quadruple by 2029, 21% of cloud workloads have already been repatriated, and VMware is projected to lose 35% of workloads within two years of Broadcom’s licensing changes. This article pulls the data together and explains what’s actually driving the shift.

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,

This comparison sets the OpenMetal Large v5 bare metal server against AWS i4i family instances, the closest AWS profile for storage-heavy workloads needing persistent NVMe and high I/O. The structural

The Large v5 Hosted Private Cloud is a three-node OpenStack and Ceph cluster built on OpenMetal’s current-generation Large v5 bare metal hardware. Each node contributes dual Xeon 6517P processors (Granite

The Large v5 TDX Edition is the Large v5 bare metal server configured with a 1 TB DDR5-6400 memory upgrade that activates Intel Trust Domain Extensions (TDX) on the dual

The Large v5 is OpenMetal’s current-generation mid-tier bare metal server, built on dual Intel Xeon 6517P processors on the Granite Rapids architecture (Intel 3 process node). It replaces the Large

The 2026 hardware supply crisis is real and affecting every infrastructure provider. This article explains what’s driving component cost increases, how hyperscaler pricing absorbs and amplifies supply shocks, what fixed-cost dedicated infrastructure actually protects you from, and what OpenMetal’s new v5 hardware delivers in the current market.

EKS, GKE, and AKS manage less than most teams expect. This article covers the real operational gaps in managed Kubernetes: provider lock-in that accumulates quietly, upgrade cycles that break things, hidden costs that don’t show up in the Kubernetes line item, and compliance gaps that are hard to close on shared infrastructure.

Singapore’s National AI Strategy 2.0, Budget 2026, and billions in hyperscaler investment have made it one of APAC’s most active AI markets. This article covers what the strategy’s governance and data sovereignty requirements actually demand from infrastructure, and how dedicated private cloud fits into a compliant AI stack in Singapore.

MinIO’s move to a commercial licensing model has pushed a lot of teams to look harder at their object storage options. This article covers why Ceph’s open governance model matters for long-term infrastructure decisions, what the platform offers on its own merits, and what moving from MinIO to Ceph actually looks like in practice.

Most organizations default to the closest data center and revisit that decision only when something breaks. This guide covers the four factors that should drive location decisions and walks through OpenMetal’s Ashburn, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, and Singapore locations so you can match the right infrastructure to your actual requirements.

Digital sovereignty is more than compliance or data residency. This article explores how infrastructure control, open architecture, interoperability, and operational transparency determine whether organizations truly retain independence in modern cloud environments.

The official hardware specs for Sui, Aptos, and Solana tell you the minimums. They don’t explain why those numbers exist, what happens when your hosting can’t actually deliver them, or how shared cloud infrastructure fails these workloads in specific and predictable ways.

Private cloud evaluations at SaaS companies usually stall on the same handful of concerns: ops complexity, losing managed services, scale requirements, migration risk, and unpredictable pricing. This article addresses each misconception directly and explains what a private cloud evaluation actually looks like in practice.

Enterprise clients in regulated industries are asking harder infrastructure questions than most MSPs are equipped to answer. This article covers where the Microsoft stack has limits for compliance workloads, what private cloud adds to an MSP’s portfolio, and how to start without overhauling your entire stack.

EU AI Act compliance is more than a legal project, but an architecture decision. This article breaks down the four infrastructure requirements high-risk AI systems must meet, where public cloud creates compliance gaps, and how dedicated EU infrastructure with hardware-level isolation changes the picture.

The Hosted Private Cloud Medium v5 is a three-node OpenStack and Ceph cluster built on the same Medium v5 hardware available as a standalone bare metal server. Each node contributes

This page compares the OpenMetal Bare Metal Medium v5 against the AWS i4i.8xlarge, the closest EC2 instance by RAM and NVMe storage profile. The comparison is structural: tenancy model, billing

The OpenMetal Medium v5 TDX Edition is the same Granite Rapids Xeon 6505P server as the standard Medium v5, configured with all 16 DIMM slots populated at 1 TB DDR5-6400

The OpenMetal Medium v5 is the entry server in the v5 Granite Rapids lineup, built on dual Intel Xeon 6505P processors (Granite Rapids, Intel 3 process). It replaces the Medium

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

This page compares the OpenMetal Bare Metal Dedicated Server XXL v4 with the AWS x2idn.32xlarge and x2idn.metal — the closest AWS equivalents by RAM profile for high-memory, NVMe-accelerated workloads. Both

The OpenMetal Hosted Private Cloud on XXL v4 hardware delivers a three-node OpenStack + Ceph cluster built on the highest-density compute and storage nodes in the v4 generation — ready