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
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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: 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: 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 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 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: 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 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 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: 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: How much private bandwidth does an OpenMetal bare metal server include? Every OpenMetal bare metal server includes dual 10 Gbps private network interfaces, delivering 20 Gbps of total private
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: