Node Provider Machine Hardware Guide

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What are the Hardware Requirements to be a Node Provider?

Presented here are the hardware requirements for all nodes that were purchased prior to Genesis. Hardware requirements for new nodes are currently https://forum.dfinity.org/t/draft-motion-proposal-new-hardware-specification-and-remuneration-for-ic-nodes/14202 as they must be approved by the NNS.

Gen-1

Dell Core Compute With Storage Upgrade



Node Type 1; Dell

1 R6525
1 Chassis - Supports Up to 10 NVMe drives, 12 drives total
1 Dual 1 GB on Motherboard
3 Low Profile PCIe Slots
- 3 Year Basic NBD Support
- iDrac Enterprise
1 Dual port 10GbE Base - T Adapter Broadcom, PCIe Low Profile
10 3.2TB NVMe, Mixed Use, 2.5" with Carrier
16 32GB RDIMM (3200MT/s)
2 AMD 7302 3GHz, 16C/32T, 128M, 155W, 3200
1 Single Power Supply (800W)
1 C13-C14, 3M, 125V 15A Power Cored



Node Type 1; SuperMicro

1 AS - 1023US - TR4
2 Rome 7302 DP/UP 16C/32T 3.0
16 32GB DDR4-3200 2Rx4 ECC REG DIMM
5 Samsung PM983 3.2TB NVMe PCIE/SATA Hybrid M.2 & 1 PCIE
2 800W Power Supply
1 Std LP 2-port 10G RJ45, Intel x540
5 Micron 5300 PRO 7.4TB, SATA, 2.5', 3D TLC, .6DWPD (with Caddie)
1 C13/C14 13A Power Cord



Node Type 2; Dell

1 R6515
1 3.5" Chassis with up to 4 Hot-Plug Hard Drives and OS RAID
1 Dual 1 Gb on Motherboard
3 Low Profile PCIe Slots
1 Standard Fan
- 3 Year Basic NBD Support
- iDrac Enterprise
2 Dual Port 10GbE Base - T Adapter Broadcom, PCIe LOw Profile
2 480GB SSD SATA Mix Use 6Gbps 512 2.5in Hot-Plug AG Drive, 3.5in
4 8GB RDIMM, 3200 MT/s, Single Rank
1 AMD EPYC 7232P 3.10GHz, 8C/16T, 64M Cache (120W) DDR4-3200
1 Dual Hot-Plug Redundant Power Supply (1+1), 550W
2 Jumper Cord - C13/C14, .6M, 250V, 13A