Supported machine types and storage

Supported machine types for backends

The following table provides the supported machine types (VM instance) for backends (and clients) applied by the Terraform package:

Machine series	Machine types
C2	c2-standard-8, c2-standard-16
N2	n2-standard-8, n2-standard-16

• Each machine type supports 1, 2, 4, or 8 local SSD drives. Each drive has 375 GB (maximum 3 TB per instance). These drives are not individual SSDs but partitions locally to the physical server.

• The data in a WEKA cluster is protected with N+2 or N+4. However, use snap-to-object if the data needs further protection from multiple server failures.

• The C2 series may not be available in your chosen GCP region.

Supported machine types for clients

Explore the two key technologies in network virtualization: VirtIO in DPDK mode and gVNIC in UDP and DPDK modes.

Supported machine types for clients over VirtIO in DPDK mode

VirtIO in DPDK mode enables high-performance network interfaces within virtual machines, making it an ideal choice for applications requiring low-latency, high-throughput networking in virtualized environments.

Machine series	Machine type
A2	a2-highgpu-1g, a2-highgpu-2g, a2-highgpu-4g, a2-highgpu-8g, a2-megagpu-16g, a2-ultragpu-1g
C2	c2-standard-8, c2-standard-16
C2D	c2d-standard-4, c2d-standard-8, c2d-standard-16, c2d-standard-32, c2d-standard-56, c2d-standard-112, c2d-highmem-56
E2	e2-standard-4, e2-standard-8, e2-standard-16, e2-highmem-4, e2-highcpu-8
N2	n2-standard-4, n2-standard-8, n2-standard-16, n2-standard-32, n2-standard-48, n2-standard-96, n2-standard-128, n2-highmem-32
N2D	n2d-standard-32, n2d-standard-64, n2d-highmem-32, n2d-highmem-64

Supported machine types for clients over gVNIC in DPDK and UDP modes

• gVNIC in DPDK Mode: Delivers high-performance network interfaces in virtual machines, similar to VirtIO, with optimized performance for demanding network workloads.

• gVNIC in UDP Mode: Provides reliable, high-speed network connectivity, leveraging the UDP protocol to balance performance and dependability.

Machine series	Machine type
A2	a2-highgpu-1g, a2-highgpu-2g, a2-highgpu-4g, a2-highgpu-8g, a2-megagpu-16g, a2-ultragpu-1g
A3	a3-highgpu-8g
C2	c2-standard-8, c2-standard-16, c2-standard-30, c2-standard-60
C2D	c2d-standard-4, c2d-standard-8, c2d-standard-16, c2d-standard-32, c2d-standard-56, c2d-standard-112, c2d-highmem-56
C3	c3-standard-4, c3-standard-8, c3-standard-22, c3-standard-44, c3-standard-88, c3-standard-176, c3-highcpu-4, c3-highcpu-8, c3-highcpu-22, c3-highcpu-44, c3-highcpu-88, c3-highcpu-176, c3-highmem-4, c3-highmem-8, c3-highmem-22, c3-highmem-44, c3-highmem-88, c3-highmem-176, c3-standard-4-lssd, c3-standard-8-lssd, c3-standard-22-lssd, c3-standard-44-lssd, c3-standard-88-lssd, c3-standard-176-lssd
C3D	c3d-standard-4, c3d-standard-8, c3d-standard-16, c3d-standard-30, c3d-standard-60, c3d-standard-90, c3d-standard-180, c3d-standard-360, c3d-highcpu-4, c3d-highcpu-8, c3d-highcpu-16, c3d-highcpu-30, c3d-highcpu-60, c3d-highcpu-90, c3d-highcpu-180, c3d-highcpu-360, c3d-highmem-4, c3d-highmem-8, c3d-highmem-16, c3d-highmem-30, c3d-highmem-60, c3d-highmem-90, c3d-highmem-180, c3d-highmem-360, c3d-standard-8-lssd, c3d-standard-16-lssd, c3d-standard-30-lssd, c3d-standard-60-lssd, c3d-standard-90-lssd, c3d-standard-180-lssd, c3d-standard-360-lssd, c3d-highmem-8-lssd, c3d-highmem-16-lssd, c3d-highmem-30-lssd, c3d-highmem-60-lssd, c3d-highmem-90-lssd, c3d-highmem-180-lssd, c3d-highmem-360-lssd
C4	c4-standard-4, c4-standard-8, c4-standard-16, c4-standard-32, c4-standard-48, c4-standard-96, c4-standard-192, c4-highcpu-4, c4-highcpu-8, c4-highcpu-16, c4-highcpu-32, c4-highcpu-48, c4-highcpu-96, c4-highcpu-192, c4-highmem-4, c4-highmem-8, c4-highmem-16, c4-highmem-32, c4-highmem-48, c4-highmem-96, c4-highmem-192
G2	g2-standard-4, g2-standard-8, g2-standard-12, g2-standard-16, g2-standard-24, g2-standard-32, g2-standard-48, g2-standard-96
M3	m3-ultramem-32, m3-ultramem-64, m3-ultramem-128, m3-megamem-64, m3-megamem-128
N2	n2-standard-4, n2-standard-8, n2-standard-16, n2-standard-32, n2-standard-48, n2-standard-64, n2-standard-80, n2-standard-96, n2-standard-128, n2-highmem-4, n2-highmem-8, n2-highmem-16, n2-highmem-32, n2-highmem-48, n2-highmem-64, n2-highmem-80, n2-highmem-96, n2-highmem-128, n2-highcpu-8, n2-highcpu-16, n2-highcpu-32, n2-highcpu-48, n2-highcpu-64, n2-highcpu-80, n2-highcpu-96
N2D	n2d-standard-4, n2d-standard-8, n2d-standard-16, n2d-standard-32, n2d-standard-48, n2d-standard-64, n2d-standard-80, n2d-standard-96, n2d-standard-224, n2d-highmem-4, n2d-highmem-8, n2d-highmem-16, n2d-highmem-32, n2d-highmem-48, n2d-highmem-64, n2d-highmem-80, n2d-highmem-96, n2d-highcpu-8, n2d-highcpu-16, n2d-highcpu-32, n2d-highcpu-48, n2d-highcpu-64, n2d-highcpu-80, n2d-highcpu-96, n2d-highcpu-128, n2d-highcpu-224
N4	n4-standard-4, n4-standard-8, n4-standard-16, n4-standard-32, n4-standard-48, n4-standard-64, n4-standard-80, n4-highcpu-4, n4-highcpu-8, n4-highcpu-16, n4-highcpu-32, n4-highcpu-48, n4-highcpu-64, n4-highcpu-80, n4-highmem-4, n4-highmem-8, n4-highmem-16, n4-highmem-32, n4-highmem-48, n4-highmem-64, n4-highmem-80

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