VSI on VPC landing zone

Creates a secure infrastructure with virtual servers to run your workloads on a VPC network

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Date of last update: 08/01/2025
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Type
Terraform
Provider
IBM
Category
Compute
Converged infrastructure
Last updated
08/01/2025
Product version
v8.2.0
Variation
QuickStart
Est. deployment time:
15min
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Details

Type

Terraform

Provider

Last updated

08/01/2025

Product version

v8.2.0

Variation

QuickStart

Est. deployment time:

15min

Programmatic name

Product ID

Version locator

Catalog ID

Content source URL

Owning account ID

Overview

The VSI on VPC landing zone provides secure and customizable compute resources for running your applications and services. It creates secure and compliant Virtual Server Instances (VSI) on top of an existing Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) network.

Features and capabilities

Creates virtual servers for workloads

Creates and configures one or more virtual servers to handle workloads.

Configures subnets

Configures the subnets for the VSIs and specifies which subnets the instances are deployed in.

Associates security groups

Associates security groups with the VSIs to control inbound and outbound traffic to instances.

Provisions SSH keys

Provisions and manages SSH keys for the VSIs so that you can securely administer the instances.

Architecture

Select a variation

QuickStart

Variation version

Starts at

$321.96

Monthly

Est. deployment time: 15min

Separate VPC for management

Yes

Separate VPC for workloads

Yes

Adds a virtual server instance in every VPC subnet

Yes

Increases security with Key Management

Yes

Reduces failure events by using multizone regions

Collects and stores Internet Protocol (IP) traffic information with Activity Tracker and Flow Logs

Securely connects to multiple networks with a site-to-site virtual private network

Simplifies risk management and demonstrates regulatory compliance with Financial Services

Uses an edge VPC for secure access through the public internet

Uses floating IP addresses for access through the public internet

Yes

Standard

Variation version

Starts at

$1010.87

Monthly

Est. deployment time: 15min

Separate VPC for management

Yes

Separate VPC for workloads

Yes

Virtual Server Instances for every subnet

Yes

Increases security with Key Management

Yes

Reduces failure events by using multizone regions

Yes

Collects and stores Internet Protocol (IP) traffic information with Activity Tracker and Flow Logs

Yes

Securely connects to multiple networks with a site-to-site virtual private network

Yes

Simplifies risk management and demonstrates regulatory compliance with Financial Services

Yes

Uses an edge VPC for secure access through the public internet

Yes, if enabled

Uses floating IP addresses for access through the public internet

Configures CBR

Configures existing CBR (Context-based restrictions) rules to allow traffic to flow only from the landing zone VPCs to specific cloud services.

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*Starting cost is an estimate based on available data as of June 10th, 2025. It does not include all resources, usage, licenses, fees, discounts, or taxes.

VSI on VPC landing zone - QuickStart variation

The QuickStart variation of the VSI on VPC landing zone deployable architecture creates a fully customizable Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) environment in a single region. The solution provides virtual servers in a secure VPC for your workloads. The QuickStart variation is designed to deploy quickly for demonstration and development.

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