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Bare Metal Compute

EC2 Bare Metal Instances

Direct access to underlying server hardware using EC2 bare metal instance types.

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AWS

Service information

EC2 Bare Metal Instances iconEC2 Bare Metal Instances

Shortname: EC2 Bare Metal

Huawei equivalent shortnames: BMS

Keywords: bare metal, dedicated, compute, single-tenant

Differences vs Huawei

  • Instance family and hardware portfolio differ.
  • Provisioning lifecycle and automation primitives differ.

Migration to Huawei

  • Map compute shape/runtime, OS-image behavior, scaling policy, and placement/isolation semantics. For AWS EC2 Bare Metal Instances, the direct Huawei equivalence layer is BMS; validate feature-by-feature parity for control plane, data plane, and operational behavior before cutover.
  • Use a composed Huawei migration pattern where needed: BMS + CBR. Treat BMS as the core equivalent capability and use the additional services to cover integration, security, observability, and governance gaps.
  • Pricing model difference: AWS usually bills primarily instance/runtime hours (often per-second) plus attached storage and network transfer; Huawei usually bills ECS/BMS/CCE/CCI runtime with EVS, bandwidth/traffic, and optional management add-ons. Recalculate TCO with peak load, request volume, retention period, and cross-region/interconnect traffic before production migration.
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Huawei Cloud

Huawei equivalent service

Bare Metal Server iconBare Metal Server

Shortname: BMS

General function: Bare Metal Compute

Dedicated physical servers for performance-sensitive workloads.

Keywords: bare metal, compute, dedicated