Bare Metal Servers

How to Use Cloud-init on Bare Metal Cloud via Portal and API

October 24, 2022

This guide shows you how to leverage the cloud-init functionality using the Bare Metal Cloud portal and API.

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How to Install Custom OS (Rocky Linux) On BMC

October 20, 2022

This guide shows how to use the RAM OS BMC feature to install a custom OS (Rocky Linux) on a BMC server.

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What is a Hypervisor? Types of Hypervisors 1 & 2

September 29, 2022

Server virtualization is one of the hottest topics in the IT world today. It has been around for many years and its popularity keeps growing, especially in enterprise environments. What makes server virtualization so attractive is the ability to have different operating systems running separate applications on one server while still using the same physical resources.

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Bare Metal Cloud Storage Management via Portal and API

September 12, 2022

This guide provides instructions on how to set up and use the BMC Network File Storage (NFS) feature through the BMC portal and API.

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How to Install a Desktop (GUI) on an Ubuntu Server

August 4, 2022

Want to add a desktop environment after you install Ubuntu server? By default, Ubuntu Server does not include a Graphical User Interface (GUI). A GUI takes up system resources (memory and processor) that are used for server-oriented tasks. However, certain tasks and applications are more manageable in a GUI environment. This guide will help you choose and install a graphical interface on your Ubuntu server.

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PNAP OSS API Guide

August 1, 2022

PNAP's Object Storage provides a robust S3-compliant API. Download the API guide on this page.

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How to Configure BMC Server After Adding It to a Network via Portal

July 26, 2022

This guide shows you how to add a BMC server to a network via the portal and how to configure the server manually.

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x64 vs. x86: Key Differences

July 20, 2022

This article shows an overview of the key features and differences between the two instruction set architecture types - x86 and x64.

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Deploy and Manage Rancher Management Cluster with Workload Cluster in BMC

May 16, 2022

The BMC portal allows you to easily set up Rancher-managed Kubernetes clusters using Bare Metal Cloud servers. This tutorial guides you through the process of setting up a Rancher workload cluster alongside a management cluster using the BMC portal or the Rancher Solution API.

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ProxMox: Deleting a VM

May 12, 2022

Learn how to delete a virtual machine in Proxmox via GUI or using the command line.

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