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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

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 7443P
  • c2 - AMD EPYC 7513P

Memory Mods

  • m1 - 128 GB
  • m2 - 256 GB
  • m3 - 512 GB
  • m4 - 1 TB

Storage Mods

  • s1 - 4 x 3.84 TB Micron NVMe
  • s2 - 6 x 3.8 4TB Micron NVMe
  • s3 - 8 x 3.84 TB Micron NVMe
  • s4 - 6 x 7.68 TB SSD
  • s5 - 10 x 7.68 TB SSD
  • s6 - 15 x 7.68 TB SSD

Storage Controller Card Mods

  • a1 - Dell HBA355i

Accelerator Card Mods

  • a2 - 1 x NVIDIA A30
  • a4 - 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

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