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Bare metal just means not a VM. The machine still has an OS.

by idclip 7y ago

pinkfoot 7y ago
No, it really does not mean that.
- dragontamer 7y ago
  https://us.ovhcloud.com/dedicated-servers/ https://us.ovhcloud.com/dedicated-servers/ > OVHcloud Best Value is a great way for you to experience the advantages of bare metal over virtual servers at an unbeatable price. Our Best Value bare metal servers feature the most stable environment, making it perfect for processing large volumes of data. The terminology is "bare metal" when buying up dedicated servers these days. Some places still use the term "dedicated", but since the advent of "the cloud", the term "bare metal" has come up, since most instances are ASSUMED to be VPS.
gumby 7y ago
That doesn’t even make sense. Wouldn’t that be “non-virtualized”? “Bare metal” has meant right on the bare hardware (silicon) since the 1960s. I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone use that expression in any other way.
- apk-d 7y ago
  Not really a cloud developer, so I looked up a couple of links and I haven't been able to find any uses of the term other than referring to a single-tenant machine that you have complete control over, as opposed to virtualized solutions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bare-metal_server https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bare-metal_server https://www.ibm.com/cloud/bare-metal-servers/hosting-solutions https://www.ibm.com/cloud/bare-metal-servers/hosting-solutio... https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/server/know-how/bare-metal-servers-definition-and-structure/ https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/server/know-how/bare-meta... https://www.rackspace.com/library/what-is-a-bare-metal-server https://www.rackspace.com/library/what-is-a-bare-metal-serve...
  - snovv_crash 7y ago
    For web, yes. For embedded systems, "bare metal" means running without an OS.
    - thawaway1837 7y ago
      That’s both correct and irrelevant because this entire thread is about running Apache, which is clearly about the web, considering Apache is a web server.
      - idclip 7y ago
        You know whats funny? If be excited to see Apache run embedded on hardware. This comment is claiming way too many victims. Shame, it'd be a rather exciting experiment!
- DSingularity 7y ago
  Bare metal is often used to mean using a CPU instead of a vCPU. But I can see why you would interpret it the way you did.
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Bare metal just means not a VM. The machine still has an OS.

by idclip 7y ago

Bare metal just means not a VM. The machine still has an OS.

pinkfoot 7y ago

No, it really does not mean that.

dragontamer 7y ago
https://us.ovhcloud.com/dedicated-servers/ https://us.ovhcloud.com/dedicated-servers/ > OVHcloud Best Value is a great way for you to experience the advantages of bare metal over virtual servers at an unbeatable price. Our Best Value bare metal servers feature the most stable environment, making it perfect for processing large volumes of data. The terminology is "bare metal" when buying up dedicated servers these days. Some places still use the term "dedicated", but since the advent of "the cloud", the term "bare metal" has come up, since most instances are ASSUMED to be VPS.

gumby 7y ago

That doesn’t even make sense. Wouldn’t that be “non-virtualized”? “Bare metal” has meant right on the bare hardware (silicon) since the 1960s. I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone use that expression in any other way.

apk-d 7y ago
Not really a cloud developer, so I looked up a couple of links and I haven't been able to find any uses of the term other than referring to a single-tenant machine that you have complete control over, as opposed to virtualized solutions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bare-metal_server https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bare-metal_server https://www.ibm.com/cloud/bare-metal-servers/hosting-solutions https://www.ibm.com/cloud/bare-metal-servers/hosting-solutio... https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/server/know-how/bare-metal-servers-definition-and-structure/ https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/server/know-how/bare-meta... https://www.rackspace.com/library/what-is-a-bare-metal-server https://www.rackspace.com/library/what-is-a-bare-metal-serve...
- snovv_crash 7y ago
  For web, yes. For embedded systems, "bare metal" means running without an OS.
  - thawaway1837 7y ago
    That’s both correct and irrelevant because this entire thread is about running Apache, which is clearly about the web, considering Apache is a web server.
    - idclip 7y ago
      You know whats funny? If be excited to see Apache run embedded on hardware. This comment is claiming way too many victims. Shame, it'd be a rather exciting experiment!
DSingularity 7y ago
Bare metal is often used to mean using a CPU instead of a vCPU. But I can see why you would interpret it the way you did.

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