Workload Optimized Plans¶
Equinix Metal™ Workload Optimized server plans are a collection of server configurations built on top of our Standard Servers and customized for particular use-cases with RAM, disk, CPU, or accelerator card add-ons. In addition to targeting specific workloads, these servers are also designed for enterprise software solutions that require certified hardware.
Workload Optimized servers are available in all Equinix Metal locations on contract through Reserved Hardware. Please reach out to sales, your account manager, or support@equinixmetal.com if you are interested in any of these plans.
Some hardware and location combinations may be subject to delivery timelines.
Current Workload Optimized Plans¶
Complete hardware specifications and the monthly reservation rate is available on each of the plans' product page.
m3.small Variations¶
c3.medium Variations¶
a3.large Variations¶
a3.large.opt-m3a2
a3.large.opt-m3a4
a3.large.opt-s4a1.x86
a3.large.opt-s5a1.x86
a3.large.opt-s6a1.x86
m3.large Variations¶
n3.xlarge Variations¶
Naming Conventions¶
Workload Optimized server plan names are based on their underlying standard server plan with modifiers indicating which hardware is different. The modifier is .opt-
plus a string comprised of the codes below to indicate the specific characteristics of the plan.
CPU Mods¶
c1
- AMD EPYC 7443Pc2
- AMD EPYC 7513P
Memory Mods¶
m1
- 128 GBm2
- 256 GBm3
- 512 GBm4
- 1 TB
Storage Mods¶
s1
- 4 x 3.84 TB Micron NVMes2
- 6 x 3.8 4TB Micron NVMes3
- 8 x 3.84 TB Micron NVMes4
- 6 x 7.68 TB SSDs5
- 10 x 7.68 TB SSDs6
- 15 x 7.68 TB SSD
Storage Controller Card Mods¶
a1
- Dell HBA355i
Accelerator Card Mods¶
a2
- 1 x NVIDIA A30a4
- 1 x NVIDIA A100
Operating System Compatibility¶
Equinix Metal offers and maintains operating system images that are tailored to support our server plans and network configurations. Which operating systems are available on a server plan is listed on its product page and on the OS Compatibility page.
More information on the operating systems we offer and bringing your own operating system is available in the Operating Systems section.
Getting Workload Optimized Server Plan Information¶
You can access the list of Workload Optimized server plans available for request through the CLI and API.
You can see all server plans available to you with the metal plan get
command. The response will include all plans available; including the Workload Optimized ones.
metal plan get
You can see a list of Workload Optimized server plans available to you by sending a GET
request to the /plans
endpoint, filtering the results by appending ?type=workload_optimized
to the path.
curl -X GET -H 'X-Auth-Token: $API_TOKEN' https://api.equinix.com/metal/v1/plans?type=workload_optimized
Similarly if you are looking to see what Workload Optimized server plans are available to a specific organization, you send a GET
request to the projects/{id}/plans
endpoint.
curl -X GET -H 'X-Auth-Token: $API_TOKEN' https://api.equinix.com/metal/v1/projects/{id}/plans?type=workload_optimized
And for Workload Optimized server plans available to a specific project, send a GET
request to the /organizations/{id}/plans
endpoint.
curl -X GET -H 'X-Auth-Token: $API_TOKEN' https://api.equinix.com/metal/v1/organizations/{id}/plans?type=workload_optimized