General purpose instance profiles - Gen 2
The general purpose 2nd generation virtual server profiles (balanced, compute, and memory) are available to provision virtual servers on both Intel and AMD processor architectures.
Intel profiles
The general purpose 2nd generation virtual server profiles (balanced, compute, and memory) are built atop the 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors. They provide a broad set of capabilities and scale from 2 vCPUs (1 physical core) up to 128 vCPUs (64 physical cores).
The general purpose profiles can also be paired with a corresponding dedicated host. This solution allows for single-tenant hypervisors running workloads from a single IBM Cloud® account.
Operating Systems
- Linux
- Windows
Processor Generation
- Intel - 2nd Generation Xeon® Scalable processors
- Intel® Xeon® Gold 6248
- Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8260
Availability
- Status: Generally available
- Regions: All, except for Montreal
Capabilities
- Core type: Dedicated
- Dedicated host: Yes
- Hyperthreading: Yes (SMT-2)
- Secure boot: No
- Confidential computing: No
- Live migration: Yes
- Instance storage: Select profiles
VM Configuration
- Hardware type: i440fx
- Cloud networking: virtio
- Block boot volume: virtio
- Exception: vscsi for Windows-based virtual server instances
- Block data volumes: virtio
- Instance storage: virtio
Instance profiles
Balanced
Profile | vCPUs / Cores | Memory (GiB) | Bandwidth cap (Gbps) | Instance storage (Qty x GB) |
---|---|---|---|---|
bx2-2x8 | 2 / 1 | 8 | 4 | |
bx2d-2x8 | 2 / 1 | 8 | 4 | 1x75 |
bx2-4x16 | 4 / 2 | 16 | 8 | |
bx2d-4x16 | 4 / 2 | 16 | 8 | 1x150 |
bx2-8x32 | 8 / 4 | 32 | 16 | |
bx2d-8x32 | 8 / 4 | 32 | 16 | 1x300 |
bx2-16x64 | 16 / 8 | 64 | 32 | |
bx2d-16x64 | 16 / 8 | 64 | 32 | 1x600 |
bx2-32x128 | 32 / 16 | 128 | 64 | |
bx2d-32x128 | 32 / 16 | 128 | 64 | 2x600 |
bx2-48x192 | 48 / 24 | 192 | 80 | |
bx2d-48x192 | 48 / 24 | 192 | 80 | 1x900 |
bx2-64x256 | 64 / 32 | 256 | 80 | |
bx2d-64x256 | 64 / 32 | 256 | 80 | 2x1200 |
bx2-96x384 | 96 / 48 | 384 | 80 | |
bx2d-96x384 | 96 / 48 | 384 | 80 | 2x1800 |
bx2-128x512 | 128 / 64 | 512 | 80 | |
bx2d-128x512 | 128 / 64 | 512 | 80 | 2x2400 |
Compute
Profile | vCPUs / Cores | Memory (GiB) | Bandwidth cap (Gbps) | Instance storage (Qty x GB) |
---|---|---|---|---|
cx2-2x4 | 2 / 1 | 4 | 4 | |
cx2d-2x4 | 2 / 1 | 4 | 4 | 1x75 |
cx2-4x8 | 4 / 2 | 8 | 8 | |
cx2d-4x8 | 4 / 2 | 8 | 8 | 1x150 |
cx2-8x16 | 8 / 4 | 16 | 16 | |
cx2d-8x16 | 8 / 4 | 16 | 16 | 1x300 |
cx2-16x32 | 16 / 8 | 32 | 32 | |
cx2d-16x32 | 16 / 8 | 32 | 32 | 1x600 |
cx2-32x64 | 32 / 16 | 64 | 64 | |
cx2d-32x64 | 32 / 16 | 64 | 64 | 2x600 |
cx2-48x96 | 48 / 24 | 96 | 80 | |
cx2d-48x96 | 48 / 24 | 96 | 80 | 1x900 |
cx2-64x128 | 64 / 32 | 128 | 80 | |
cx2d-64x128 | 64 / 32 | 128 | 80 | 2x1200 |
cx2-96x192 | 96 / 48 | 192 | 80 | |
cx2d-96x192 | 96 / 48 | 192 | 80 | 2x1800 |
cx2-128x256 | 128 / 64 | 256 | 80 | |
cx2d-128x256 | 128 / 64 | 256 | 80 | 2x2400 |
Memory
Profile | vCPUs / Cores | Memory (GiB) | Bandwidth cap (Gbps) | Instance storage (Qty x GB) |
---|---|---|---|---|
mx2-2x16 | 2 / 1 | 16 | 4 | |
mx2d-2x16 | 2 / 1 | 16 | 4 | 1x75 |
mx2-4x32 | 4 / 2 | 32 | 8 | |
mx2d-4x32 | 4 / 2 | 32 | 8 | 1x150 |
mx2-8x64 | 8 / 4 | 64 | 16 | |
mx2d-8x64 | 8 / 4 | 64 | 16 | 1x300 |
mx2-16x128 | 16 / 8 | 128 | 32 | |
mx2d-16x128 | 16 / 8 | 128 | 32 | 1x600 |
mx2-32x256 | 32 / 16 | 256 | 64 | |
mx2d-32x256 | 32 / 16 | 256 | 64 | 2x600 |
mx2-48x384 | 48 / 24 | 384 | 80 | |
mx2d-48x384 | 48 / 24 | 384 | 80 | 1x900 |
mx2-64x512 | 64 / 32 | 512 | 80 | |
mx2d-64x512 | 64 / 32 | 512 | 80 | 2x1200 |
mx2-96x768 | 96 / 48 | 768 | 80 | |
mx2d-96x768 | 96 / 48 | 768 | 80 | 2x1800 |
mx2-128x1024 | 128 / 64 | 1024 | 80 | |
mx2d-128x1024 | 128 / 64 | 1024 | 80 | 2x2400 |
Limits
An instance has a limit for the number of volumes and virtual network interfaces that can be attached. This limit is based on the size of the instance.
Number of vCPUs | Max Volumes | Max vNICs |
---|---|---|
2-16 | 15 | 5 |
17-48 | 15 | 10 |
49+ | 15 | 15 |
Dedicated host profiles
Dedicated hosts allow users to provision a single-tenant host server and then provision virtual server instances of the corresponding family on the dedicated host.
Profile | vCPUs / Cores | Memory (GiB) | Instance storage | Sockets per host (NUMA) | Supported instance types |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
bx2-host-152x608 | 152 / 76 | 608 | N/A | 4 | bx2 (all) |
bx2d-host-152x608 | 152 / 76 | 608 | 5700 GB | 4 | bx2d (all) |
cx2-host-152x304 | 152 / 76 | 608 | N/A | 4 | cx2 (all) |
cx2d-host-152x304 | 152 / 76 | 608 | 5700 GB | 4 | cx2d (all) |
mx2-host-152x1216 | 152 / 76 | 608 | N/A | 4 | mx2 (all) |
mx2d-host-152x1216 | 152 / 76 | 608 | 5700 GB | 4 | mx2d (all) |
AMD profiles
The general purpose 2nd generation virtual server profiles are built atop the AMD’s 3rd generation EPYC processors. They provide a broad set of capabilities and scale from 2 vCPUs (1 physical core) up to 228 vCPUs (114 physical cores).
The general purpose profiles can also be paired with a corresponding dedicated host. This solution allows for single-tenant hypervisors running workloads from a single IBM Cloud® account.
Operating Systems
- Linux
- Windows
Processor Generation
- AMD EPYC 7763
Availability
- Status: Generally available
- Regions: Toronto (ca-tor)
Capabilities
- Core type: Dedicated
- Dedicated host: Yes
- Hyperthreading: Yes (SMT-2)
- Secure boot: No
- Confidential computing: No
- Live migration: Yes
- Instance storage: No
VM Configuration
- Hardware type: i440fx
- Cloud networking: virtio
- Block boot volume: virtio
- Exception: vscsi for Windows-based virtual server instances
- Block data volumes: virtio
Instance profiles
Balanced
Profile | vCPUs / Cores | Memory (GiB) | Bandwidth cap (Gbps) |
---|---|---|---|
bx2a-2x8 | 2 / 1 | 8 | 4 |
bx2a-4x16 | 4 / 2 | 16 | 8 |
bx2a-8x32 | 8 / 4 | 32 | 16 |
bx2a-16x64 | 16 / 8 | 64 | 32 |
bx2a-32x128 | 32 / 16 | 128 | 64 |
bx2a-48x192 | 48 / 24 | 192 | 80 |
bx2a-64x256 | 64 / 32 | 256 | 80 |
bx2a-96x384 | 96 / 48 | 384 | 80 |
bx2a-128x512 | 128 / 64 | 512 | 80 |
bx2a-228x912 | 228 / 114 | 912 | 80 |
Limits
An instance has a limit for the number of volumes and virtual network interfaces that can be attached. This limit is based on the size of the instance.
Number of vCPUs | Max Volumes | Max vNICs |
---|---|---|
2-16 | 15 | 5 |
17-48 | 15 | 10 |
49+ | 15 | 15 |
Dedicated host profiles
Dedicated hosts allow users to provision a single-tenant host server and then provision virtual server instances of the corresponding family on the dedicated host.
Profile | vCPUs / Cores | Memory (GiB) | Instance storage | Sockets per host (NUMA) | Supported instance types |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
bx2a-host-228x912 | 228 / 114 | 912 | N/A | 2 | bx2a (all) |