Solana Eligible Purchaser Edge Bare Metal User Guide

Updated by Brandy Smith on Apr 18, 2023
Article Code: kb/1417

Description

This Solana User guide outlines the step-by-step processes to create a network, provision and manage bare metal server(s), and how to get support specific to the contracted server configurations and locations approved for Eligible Purchaser(s).

Getting Started

  • Customer has a Control Center account with an active Edge Bare Metal account approved for Solana special pricing.
  • Customer can successfully access Control Center.

Provisioning a Solana Edge Bare Metal Server

Overview

Use Control Center to provision Lumen® Edge Bare Metal servers.
Before you provision a bare metal server, you must first provision a network.
When provisioning the network, a default /29 network is created at no additional charge.

Note: You must create the network in the same location you plan to provision the server. The network takes 2-5 minutes to create.

Learn more about Edge Bare Metal

**Note:** The Bare Metal Server plans that have **Solana** in the name are the **only** servers that are approved for Solana Validator/RPC software.
Solana special prices vary by location (North America, EMEA, APAC) and RAM configuration. The portal will display the monthly price that will be billed via hourly proration for the uptime of the server. 
Ubuntu 20.04 is the certified OS to run the Solana validator node.

Check for Edge Bare Metal availability

Important Notes for Eligible Purchasers

  • All Solana labeled servers are shown at the Solana special pricing in the portal. Partial month usage is pro-rated and as this is a usage-based platform, you are billed for services a month in arrears. Learn more about billing.

  • During provisioning, only the primary disk on bare metal server is preconfigured to give the user more control over the volume configuration. All additional disks are left in a raw state for configuration as you see fit.

Additional Resources and Support

  • Lumen has a dedicated support team to assist Solana Eligible Purchasers. Our friendly support team will be happy to help (24/7/365) via live click to chat or email.
  • For immediate live support (24/7/365), use the Chat button in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
  • You can also email us directly at solana@lumen.com.