Features and Benefits

Features

• Power operations: Manage your Cloud GPU VMs with standard power operations, including stop, start, and reboot capabilities.

  • STOP powers off the Cloud GPU VM instance. The instance remains provisioned — GPUs, CPUs, RAM, and Block Storage continue to be reserved for your instance. Billing continues while the instance is stopped, as the resources are not returned to the hardware pool.

    Important: Stopping a Cloud GPU VM does not pause billing. To stop being charged for a Cloud GPU VM, you must delete the instance. For more information, see Delete a Cloud GPU VM.

  • START powers on a stopped Cloud GPU VM instance. Since resources remain provisioned while stopped, the instance resumes with your data and configuration intact.

  • REBOOT executes a power cycle of your Cloud GPU instance. This operation does not affect resource provisioning, as the instance remains active.

• Server configuration: Provision servers using pre-configured templates with Cloud GPU VM specifications, or customize storage by attaching additional volumes that scale independently.

• Operating system support: Cloud GPU VM currently support Linux-only virtual machines through Cloud API.

• Auto availability zone: Cloud GPU VMs deploy automatically across availability zones for optimal resource distribution.

• Volume operations: The Cloud API supports upscaling additional volumes and attaching or detaching volumes. The first connected volume (boot volume) cannot be detached or upscaled.

• Availability: It is currently available only in the Frankfurt de/fra/2 data center.

Benefits

• Complete control and flexibility: Create and delete your Cloud GPU VMs on demand, giving you full control over resource usage and costs while maintaining uninterrupted workflow management.

• Reliable Linux-based infrastructure: Leverage the stability and performance of Linux virtual machines, optimized for Cloud GPU VM workloads and accessible through a streamlined Cloud API for efficient automation and integration.

• Scalable storage architecture: Expand your storage capacity on the fly by attaching additional volumes or increasing their size, allowing your infrastructure to grow seamlessly alongside your projects without downtime.