When you have an accepted reservation, Ornn lets you choose how your GPU hardware is materialized and accessible to you. VM gives you a managed virtual machine backed by the Ornn base image or an approved custom image. Bare Metal gives you direct SSH access to the host with no virtualization layer between you and the hardware. You set this choice per reservation atDocumentation Index
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/portfolio/access.
Comparing VM and Bare Metal
| VM | Bare Metal | |
|---|---|---|
| Use case | Most ML training and inference workloads | Workloads that need direct NVIDIA driver access or maximum throughput |
| Performance profile | Near-bare-metal; slight virtualization overhead | No overhead — direct physical host access |
| Image options | Ornn base image (Ubuntu + CUDA + PyTorch) or an approved custom image | No image — you manage the software environment directly |
| Recommended for | Most Ornn Cloud customers | Advanced users who need full hardware control |
VM is the default and recommended mode. If you are unsure which mode to use, start with VM.
How to set your access mode
Go to /portfolio/access
Navigate to
/portfolio/access. If you have multiple reservations, use the Portfolio reservation dropdown to select the one you want to configure.Select VM or Bare Metal
Click either the VM or Bare Metal card. Your selection is saved immediately. The page confirms the saved mode and updates the URL to reflect your choice.
You must have at least one accepted reservation before you can set an access mode. If your portfolio is empty, visit
/reserve to find and reserve capacity.Learn more
VM access
Connect via a managed VM using the Ornn base image or an approved custom image.
Bare Metal access
SSH directly into the GPU host for maximum performance with no virtualization overhead.