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.
Current Workload Optimized Plans
The following is a list of the current workload optimized plans that are available for server configurations. For the complete list of the hardware specifications, see the product page for each plan.
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.
- Tables
- CLI
- API
a3.large Variants
| Slug | CPU | Total Cores | Memory | Boot Disk | Storage | NICs | Accelerator Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a3.large.opt-m3a2 | 2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6338 | 64 cores @ 2.0 GHz | 512 GB | 2 x 240 GB SSD | n/a | 4 x 25 Gbps | NVIDIA A30 |
| a3.large.opt-m3a4 | 2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6338 | 64 cores @ 2.0 GHz | 512 GB | 2 x 240 GB SSD | n/a | 4 x 25 Gbps | NVIDIA A100 |
| a3.large.opt-s3 | 2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6338 | 64 cores @ 2.0 GHz | 1 TB | 2 x 240 GB SSD | 8 x 3.84 TB NVMe CM6 | 4 x 25 Gbps | n/a |
| a3.large.opt-s4a1 | 2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6338 | 64 cores @ 2.0 GHz | 1 TB RAM | 2 x 240 GB SSD | 6 x 7.68 TB SSD | 4 x 25 Gbps | Dell HBA355i |
| a3.large.opt-s5a1 | 2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6338 | 64 cores @ 2.0 GHz | 1 TB RAM | 2 x 240 GB SSD | 10 x 7.68 TB SSD | 4 x 25 Gbps | Dell HBA355i |
| a3.large.opt-s6a1 | 2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6338 | 64 cores @ 2.0 GHz | 1 TB RAM | 2 x 240 GB SSD | 15 x 7.68 TB SSD | 4 x 25 Gbps | Dell HBA355i |
c3.medium Variants
| Slug | CPU | Total Cores | Memory | Boot Disk | Storage | NICs | Accelerator Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c3.medium.opt-c1 | 1 x AMD EPYC 7443P | 24 cores @ 2.85 GHz | 64 GB | 2 x 240 GB SSD | 2 x 480 GB SSD | 2 x 25 Gbps | n/a |
| c3.medium.opt-c1m1 | 1 x AMD EPYC 7443P | 24 cores @ 2.85 GHz | 128 GB | 2 x 240 GB SSD | 2 x 480 GB SSD | 2 x 25 Gbps | n/a |
m3.large Variants
| Slug | CPU | Total Cores | Memory | Boot Disk | Storage | NICs | Accelerator Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m3.large.opt-c2 | 1 x AMD EPYC 7513 | 32 cores @ 2.6 GHz | 256 GB | 2 x 240 GB SSD | 2 x 3.84 TB NVMe | 2 x 25 Gbps | n/a |
| m3.large.opt-c2m4 | 1 x AMD EPYC 7513 | 32 cores @ 2.6 GHz | 1 TB | 2 x 240 GB SSD | 2 x 3.84 TB NVMe | 2 x 25 Gbps | n/a |
| m3.large.opt-c2s1 | 1 x AMD EPYC 7513 | 32 cores @ 2.6 GHz | 256 GB | 2 x 240 GB SSD | 4 x 3.84 TB NVMe | 2 x 25 Gbps | n/a |
| m3.large.opt-c2m3s3 | 1 x AMD EPYC 7513 | 32 cores @ 2.6 GHz | 512 GB | 2 x 240 GB SSD | 8 x 3.84 TB NVMe | 2 x 25 Gbps | n/a |
m3.small Variants
| Slug | CPU | Total Cores | Memory | Boot Disk | Storage | NICs | Accelerator Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m3.small.opt-m1 | 1 x Intel Xeon E-2388G | 8 cores @ 2.80 GHz | 128 GB | 2 x 480 GB SSD | n/a | 2 x 25 Gbps | n/a |
n3.xlarge Variants
| Slug | CPU | Total Cores | Memory | Boot Disk | Storage | NICs | Accelerator Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n3.xlarge.opt-m4 | 1 x Intel Xeon Gold 6314U | 32 cores @ 2.3 GHz | 1 TB | 2 x 240 GB SSD | 2 x 3.84 TB NVMe | 4 x 25 Gbps | n/a |
| n3.xlarge.opt-m4s2 | 1 x Intel Xeon Gold 6314U | 32 cores @ 2.30GHz | 1 TB | 2 x 240 GB SSD | 6 x 3.84 TB NVMe Kioxia CD8 | 4 x 25 Gbps | n/a |
You can see all server plans available to you with the metal plan get command. The response will include all plans available; including current generation, legacy, and Workload Optimized plans.
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 using the ?type=workload_optimized path parameter.
curl -X GET -H 'X-Auth-Token: $API_TOKEN' \
https://api.equinix.com/metal/v1/plans?type=workload_optimized
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
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.