How-To Guide
NetActuate bare metal servers give you dedicated physical hardware with IPMI access, full root control, and Tier 1 network connectivity across global locations. This guide covers deploying, managing, and maintaining your bare metal infrastructure.
Deploy Bare Metal
Provision a dedicated physical server through the portal by selecting a location, hardware configuration, operating system, and authentication.
- Deploying Bare Metal: step-by-step walkthrough for provisioning a bare metal server
Manage Your Servers
Once deployed, manage your bare metal servers through the portal sidebar with full lifecycle controls.
- Managing Bare Metal: power controls, IPMI access, networking, and server settings
- Reprovisioning: reinstall the OS while keeping IP addresses and location
- Canceling: cancel immediately or at end of billing term
Automate Your Workflow
- Terraform Provider: provision bare metal as infrastructure-as-code
- GoNA SDK: Go SDK for the NetActuate API
- API v3 Reference: full API documentation
Additional Resources
- Other Resources: API references and related documentation
- Redundancy Layers: understanding the redundancy built into NetActuate infrastructure
Need Help?
Contact support@netactuate.com or open a support ticket from the portal.