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keywords: bare metal server network, bare metal network, nics, pci, vlan, network overview
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# Networking overview for Bare Metal Servers on VPC
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The following information is an overview of the networking features of Bare Metal Servers for VPC. Make sure that you go through this information before you build a network on bare metal servers. Keep in mind that this information is for users with basic network knowledge of {{site.data.keyword.cloud}} VPC. If you aren't familiar with VPC networking, see [About networking](/docs/vpc?topic=vpc-about-networking-for-vpc).
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The following information is an overview of the networking features of {{site.data.keyword.bm_is_full}}. Make sure that you go through this information before you build a network on bare metal servers. Keep in mind that this information is for users with basic network knowledge of {{site.data.keyword.cloud}} VPC. If you aren't familiar with VPC networking, see [About networking](/docs/vpc?topic=vpc-about-networking-for-vpc).
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* Bare Metal Server for VPC provides full support for VPC networking features. The network is fully software-defined, so you can configure it through the UI and the API.
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* Each bare metal server has a maximum allotted bandwidth. The bandwidth is shared by all the network interfaces on the bare metal server. The network bandwidth speed can be selected at provisioning or changed post-provision. For more information on profile generations, see [x86-64 bare metal server profiles](/docs/vpc?topic=vpc-bare-metal-servers-profile&interface=ui).
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*Dynamic Network Bandwidth is only available on {{site.data.keyword.bm_is_short}}. Each bare metal server has a maximum allotted bandwidth. The bandwidth is shared by all the network interfaces on the server. The network bandwidth speed can be selected at provisioning or changed post-provision. For more information on profile generations, see [x86-64 bare metal server profiles](/docs/vpc?topic=vpc-bare-metal-servers-profile&interface=ui).
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* For more information about managing network interfaces, see [Managing network interfaces for a bare metal server](/docs/vpc?topic=vpc-managing-nic-for-bare-metal-servers).
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## Mapping network concepts between bare metal servers and VMware vSphere
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Bare Metal Servers for VPC fully supports VMware vSphere networking functions. To set up networks in the vSphere environment, you need to first understand the mapping of the networking concepts between your bare metal server and vSphere.
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{{site.data.keyword.bm_is_short}} fully supports VMware vSphere networking functions. To set up networks in the vSphere environment, you need to first understand the mapping of the networking concepts between your bare metal server and vSphere.
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The following table describes the mapping of network concepts between Bare Metal Servers for VPC and VMware vSphere.
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The following table describes the mapping of network concepts between {{site.data.keyword.bm_is_short}} and VMware vSphere.
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# Planning for Bare Metal Servers on VPC
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When you are planning to create a bare metal server on {{site.data.keyword.vpc_full}} (VPC) to host your VMware® environments on x86 architecture, use the following configuration checklist as a guide.
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When you are planning to create a bare metal server on {{site.data.keyword.vpc_full}} (VPC) to host your high performance applications on x86 architecture, use the following configuration checklist as a guide.
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| Required IAM permissions | Make sure that your account has the required user permissions. You must be assigned the `Editor` role of the target resource group to create bare metal servers in this resource group. \n - For x86 architecture, you also need `Bare Metal Console Administrator` to access the ESXi Direct Console User Interface (DCUI) and `Bare Metal Advanced Network Operator` to modify IP spoofing and infrastructure NAT configuration on network interfaces. |
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| Account limits | Check your [account limits](/docs/vpc?topic=vpc-quotas) for concurrent resources. The maximum number of servers per account is 25. |
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| Image |- For x86 architecture, you can use the VMware Licensed ESXi 7.x image. |
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| Image |Select a [Bare metal server image](/docs/vpc?topic=vpc-bare-metal-image).|
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| SSH key | Make sure that your [SSH key](/docs/vpc?topic=vpc-ssh-keys#ssh-keys) is available. |
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| Location | Determine what region and zone to select. |
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| Subnet | Determine which subnets that you want the server to connect to. |
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| Profile |- For x86 architecture, select a [profile](/docs/vpc?topic=vpc-bare-metal-servers-profile) that fits your workload. Main considerations include the number of vCPU, amount of RAM, and whether NVMe drives are needed. |
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| Profile |Select a [profile](/docs/vpc?topic=vpc-bare-metal-servers-profile) that fits your workload. Main considerations include the number of vCPU, amount of RAM, and whether NVMe drives are needed. |
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| Naming | Make sure that you use a unique name for the server. |
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| Network bandwidth | Select an appropriate total bandwidth allocated to your server from 10 up to 200 Gbps. 200 Gbps is only available with Intel Sapphire Rapids profiles. This allotment is shared across all interfaces, and can be adjusted after provisioning. |
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| Network interfaces | Determine how many network interfaces that you need. \n - For x86 architecture, you can attach PCI and VLAN network interfaces to support the VMware networking topology. By default, each server is attached with one PCI network interface as the primary network interface. For more information about the bare metal server network, see [Networking overview for Bare Metal Servers on VPC](/docs/vpc?topic=vpc-bare-metal-servers-network).|
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{: caption="Planning checklist to create a bare metal server" caption-side="bottom"}
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