IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers on classic infrastructure

Run your heaviest workloads on secure, fully customizable bare metal servers

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Dedicated performance. Complete customization.

Customize your dedicated, bare metal server with over 11M different configuration combinations and deploy from our traditional network environment. Pay as you use with hourly, monthly or 1- and-3-year reserved capacity billing for reduced rates. IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers on classic infrastructure are ideal for large, steady state operations and support a variety of enterprise workloads, including SAP and VMware.
Certified-SAP and VMware

Modernize with VMware Cloud Foundations and simplify your SAP
deployments.
Always the latest processing power

Select the latest NVIDIA GPUs and CPUs from Intel and AMD.
Deploy locally, scale globally

Choose where and how your data runs with 60+ data centers across fault-tolerant availability zones.
Flexible billing

Choose the billing option that works for you: hourly, monthly or reserved 1-and-3-year terms for reduced rates.

See how etiCloud powers its Agile Digital Workplace with IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers

Choosing bare metal servers gave etiCloud the flexibility to serve various markets, including the legal sector, which uses complex, bespoke software applications.

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Features

Global, modern data centers

Put your data close to your users, wherever they are.

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Help improve uptime and reduce latency with IBM Cloud Direct Link.

 Learn about direct link Network redundancy

Deploy a primary and secondary network port for enhanced network failover.

 Check out our network options Private VLANs

Construct multi-tier network architectures with virtual and bare metal servers.

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Preconfigured or made-to-order

Deploy fast-provisioning servers in 30 minutes or less or build a custom bare metal server to match your unique requirements.

 Explore your options Custom image templates

Quickly and easily create and deploy custom images across your fleet with minimal resource management.

 Learn about custom image templates SAP HANA, S/4 HANA and SAP NetWeaver

Choose from a wide variety of SAP-certified servers available with different capabilities and sizing.

 See all certified profiles VMware workloads

Migrate, deploy, and run your VMware workloads with options for both managed and self-service offerings.

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IBM Cloud Block Storage

Easily attach persistent, high-performance iSCSI block storage with customizable IOPS and predictable billing.

 Explore IBM Cloud Block Storage IBM Cloud File Storage

Add flash-backed and durable NFS-based file storage with a variety of customizable IOPS and pricing.

 Explore IBM Cloud File Storage NVMe SSDs

Choose your high-performance storage protocol for maximum performance and reduced latency compared to traditional SAS and SATA.

 Learn more IBM Cloud Object Storage

Add IBM-managed object storage service with built-in encryption, multi-zone durability, and global availability for AI, analytics, and cloud-native workloads.

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Global, modern data centers

Put your data close to your users, wherever they are.

 See all locations Plug into more network services

Help improve uptime and reduce latency with IBM Cloud Direct Link.

 Learn about direct link Network redundancy

Deploy a primary and secondary network port for enhanced network failover.

 Check out our network options Private VLANs

Construct multi-tier network architectures with virtual and bare metal servers.

 Learn more
Preconfigured or made-to-order

Deploy fast-provisioning servers in 30 minutes or less or build a custom bare metal server to match your unique requirements.

 Explore your options Custom image templates

Quickly and easily create and deploy custom images across your fleet with minimal resource management.

 Learn about custom image templates SAP HANA, S/4 HANA and SAP NetWeaver

Choose from a wide variety of SAP-certified servers available with different capabilities and sizing.

 See all certified profiles VMware workloads

Migrate, deploy, and run your VMware workloads with options for both managed and self-service offerings.

 Compare options
IBM Cloud Block Storage

Easily attach persistent, high-performance iSCSI block storage with customizable IOPS and predictable billing.

 Explore IBM Cloud Block Storage IBM Cloud File Storage

Add flash-backed and durable NFS-based file storage with a variety of customizable IOPS and pricing.

 Explore IBM Cloud File Storage NVMe SSDs

Choose your high-performance storage protocol for maximum performance and reduced latency compared to traditional SAS and SATA.

 Learn more IBM Cloud Object Storage

Add IBM-managed object storage service with built-in encryption, multi-zone durability, and global availability for AI, analytics, and cloud-native workloads.

 Explore all solutions

Ways to buy

Plenty of bare metal server billing options to choose from—including hourly, monthly and reserved. 

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    Hourly bare metal servers

    Hourly dedicated servers on our classic infrastructure are ready in 30 minutes. Buy bandwidth by the gigabyte.

         Configure an hourly server     Monthly bare metal servers

    Monthly dedicated servers on our classic infrastructure are ready in 4 hours.

         Configure a monthly server     Contract-term billing

    Lock in and save on our classic infrastructure in the global data center you choose. Convert your eligible monthly bare metal servers to a 1-year or 3-year contract.

         Configure a contract term server

    Resources

    Get started with bare metal

    Explore security, storage and software options. Check out tutorials and more.

     Bare metal custom image templates

    Learn how to capture an image of a bare metal server to replicate its configuration with minimal changes in the order process, to easily move and scale workloads.

    SAP bare metal

    Transform your SAP workloads on an enterprise-ready cloud platform. Employ high-performance bare metal servers that enhance your business IT landscape.

     Explore IBM Cloud for Virtualization

    Modernize confidently on the IBM Cloud AI‑ready, flexible platform managing on‑prem and cloud VMs and containers via Red Hat OpenShift or on virtual servers.

    Take the next step

    Start building your bare metal server now and get the IaaS horsepower you need.

     

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