IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers on VPC infrastructure

Rapid bare metal deployment in a software-defined cloud.

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Elastic provisioning bare metal servers

Deploy from a software-defined, private cloud known as the IBM Cloud VPC (virtual private cloud). Go live across multizone regions in 10 minutes or less and expand capacity of modern apps with elastic provisioning and deprovisioning. Launch SAP and VMware solutions fast with preset profiles in a variety of sizes to match your core-to-memory ratio demands, all featuring 2nd and 4th Gen Intel Xeon processors with dynamic network bandwidth from 10 to 200 Gbps. Pay as you go with on-demand pricing, or reserve capacity in advance with 1-and-3-year term contracts for reduced rates up to 55% off.

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The IBM Cloud VPC difference

Build a secure space in the public cloud. Accelerate high-production workloads with faster networking performance and deploy globally across multizone regions.

Hyperscale provisioning

Provision your bare metal server in 10 minutes or less when resources are available.

Best-in-class networking performance

Get up to 200 Gbps of dynamic network bandwidth.

Developer-friendly

Use the REST-based API that’s aligned to industry norms, with easy integration into existing tooling.

Logically isolated

Extend your IP addresses to dedicated PCI and VLAN interface. Keep granular control over which applications can access your resources.

Security rich environment

Effectively maintain your regulated environment with support for KYOK, BYOK and the highest level of FIPS certification.

Cost-effective high availability

Strengthen fault tolerance and help keep key specific workloads from being under-utilized or over-utilized.

Trusted technology partnerships

Support your critical applications across a range of enterprise solutions. IBM Cloud is a trusted consulting and technology partner of VMware, SAP and Red Hat.

Flexible billing

Choose hourly or monthly, or reserve capacity in advance with 1-and-3-year term contracts for reduced rates up to 55% off.

Key Features

Network
Network
Compute
Compute
Storage
Storage
Security
Security

Network throughput

Get up to 200 Gbps with 4th Gen Intel Xeon provisioning

Network orchestration

An isolated, network orchestration layer eliminates the pod boundary.

Seamless connectivity

Establish internal or external private network connections.

Compute profiles

Ideal for CPU-intensive demands with moderate-to-high web traffic, such as production batch processing and front-end web servers.

Balanced profiles

Ideal for midsize databases and common cloud applications with moderate traffic.

Memory profiles

Ideal for RAM-intensive demands, such as large memory caching, in-memory analytics workloads and intensive database applications.

Very high memory profiles

Ideal for running small to medium in-memory databases and OLAP workloads, such as SAP BW/4 HANA.

All secondary NVMe storage

Add a secondary, local NVMe drive (JBOD 3.2TB NVMe u.2).

File storage

Specify an IOP tier to help avoid bottlenecks.

Boot storage

Implement local disk boot storage on redundant solid-state drives (SSDs).

IBM Cloud Object Storage

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

Inherent protection

Employ highly available private virtual networks with security-rich capabilities integrated into the compute, storage and subnet levels.

Security groups

Control traffic for one or more bare metal servers with a collection of rules that act as your own virtual firewall.

Encryption

Attach a floating IP so nothing in the connection path forces a decryption to your bare metal server.

Network throughput

Get up to 200 Gbps with 4th Gen Intel Xeon provisioning

Network orchestration

An isolated, network orchestration layer eliminates the pod boundary.

Seamless connectivity

Establish internal or external private network connections.

Compute profiles

Ideal for CPU-intensive demands with moderate-to-high web traffic, such as production batch processing and front-end web servers.

Balanced profiles

Ideal for midsize databases and common cloud applications with moderate traffic.

Memory profiles

Ideal for RAM-intensive demands, such as large memory caching, in-memory analytics workloads and intensive database applications.

Very high memory profiles

Ideal for running small to medium in-memory databases and OLAP workloads, such as SAP BW/4 HANA.

All secondary NVMe storage

Add a secondary, local NVMe drive (JBOD 3.2TB NVMe u.2).

File storage

Specify an IOP tier to help avoid bottlenecks.

Boot storage

Implement local disk boot storage on redundant solid-state drives (SSDs).

IBM Cloud Object Storage

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

Inherent protection

Employ highly available private virtual networks with security-rich capabilities integrated into the compute, storage and subnet levels.

Security groups

Control traffic for one or more bare metal servers with a collection of rules that act as your own virtual firewall.

Encryption

Attach a floating IP so nothing in the connection path forces a decryption to your bare metal server.

How it works

How it's used

Modernize VMware ESXi workloads
Modernize VMware ESXi workloads
Create HPC file systems
Create HPC file systems
VMware NSX-T network support
VMware NSX-T network support

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Modernize VMware ESXi workloads

Deploy in a more advanced environment for extra-high mobility and availability.

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Create HPC file systems

Build a high-performance computing file system by leveraging Terraform and IBM Storage Scale.

Illustration showing storage virtualization making your data and storage resources for virtualized server and desktop environments secure, reliable and efficient.

Get full VMware NSX-T network support

Control your IP space on 100 Gbps. Extend across cloud and on-premise.

Illustration of woman at desk connected to platforms with a building, cloud, security shield and lock

Modernize VMware ESXi workloads

Deploy in a more advanced environment for extra-high mobility and availability.

Flat-style resources illustration for IBM API Connect

Create HPC file systems

Build a high-performance computing file system by leveraging Terraform and IBM Storage Scale.

Illustration showing storage virtualization making your data and storage resources for virtualized server and desktop environments secure, reliable and efficient.

Get full VMware NSX-T network support

Control your IP space on 100 Gbps. Extend across cloud and on-premise.

Resources

Get started with the bare metal for VPC product guide

Explore all provisioning instructions, tutorials, how to’s, and reference architectures.

Deploy VMware on bare metal servers for VPC

See how to create IBM Cloud VPC with multiple subnets to support vSphere networking and the provisioning of a VMware vSphere.

Connecting to ESXi with bare metal servers for VPC

Learn how to connect VMware ESXi after your bare metal server is running to keep your network in a secure cloud environment.

Reserve advanced capacity for up to 55% in savings

Learn more about 1-and-3-year terms for dedicated capacity within the zone of your choice.

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See getting started guides, tutorials, and specifications before provisioning your IBM Cloud VPC resources.

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