Pricing for Bare Metal (BM) Machines on NERC

Bare Metal Machines

Very Important Disclosures Regarding Pricing

All prices listed on this page are introductory and subject to change without notice. Please stay informed by reviewing this page regularly or contacting us by emailing us at help@esi.mghpcc.org or, by submitting a new ticket at the NERC's Support Ticketing System by selecting "ESI Inquiry" as the Help Topic option as shown below:

Bare metal instances pricing is currently available as a limited offering.

Bare Metal Pricing Calculations

Name	vGPU	vCPU	RAM (GiB)	Current Price
H100 GPU	4	256	1,536	$24.16
A100sxm4 GPU	4	128	1,024	$8.312
FC830	0	176	2,048	$3.97
FC430	0	40	128	$0.75

How to request Bare Metal Machines?

Interested parties who wish to explore this option are encouraged to send detailed requests, including:

• Intended Use Case

• Expected Workload

• Funding Resource (Optional)

This information will help us evaluate the demand and feasibility of expanding bare metal offerings in the future.

For inquiries or to submit your request, please contact us to discuss it by emailing us at help@esi.mghpcc.org or, by submitting a new ticket at the NERC's Support Ticketing System by selecting "ESI Inquiry" as the Help Topic option.

BM SU Example

• A Project with: 1 H100, 1 A100SXM4, 2 FC830s, and 3 FC430s

  1 H100 Server, 720hrs (24hr*30days)

  1 A100SXM4 Server, 720hrs (24hr*30days)

  2 FC830 Servers, 720hrs (24hr*30days)

  3 FC430 Servers, 720hrs (24hr*30days)

• Will be charged:

  1 H100 SU * 720hrs * $24.16 = $17,395.20

  1 A100SXM4 * 720hrs * $8.312 = $5,984.64

  2 FC830 SU * 720hrs * $3.97 = $5,716.80

  3 FC430 SU * 720hrs * $0.75 = $1,620.00

  Total charge = $30,716.64

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