Yandex BareMetal release notes

Q2 2026Q2 2026

• Published the new REST API v2 reference for BareMetal.
• Yandex Cloud CLI: Added a command branch for BareMetal with the new yc baremetal v2 syntax.
• Described scenarios for using BareMetal together with other Yandex Cloud services.
• Enabled switching server network interfaces between public and private network types.
• Added support for deleting dedicated public subnets.
• Introduced cost-effective, pre-assembled stock server configurations.
• Added the ability to pre-fill order forms for custom configuration servers from a template.
• Described the disk types and RAID implementation methods supported in BareMetal servers.
• Implemented a new ISO image mounting method in the KVM console.
• Updated restrictions for ports blocked in BareMetal.
• Added Audit Trails management events for the ExternalFlow network.

Q1 2026Q1 2026

• Supported static routes within BareMetal private networks.
• Added the ability to connect multiple private subnets to a single server.
• Added the Management console section to BareMetal concepts.
• Introduced on-request server configurations.
• Added the Deleting status to the server lifecycle.
• Added warnings regarding the BMC and BIOS configuration modifications.
• Yandex Cloud CLI:
  • Added the ephemeral-public-subnet option to the --network-interfaces parameter in the yc baremetal server create and yc baremetal server update commands to explicitly specify an ephemeral public subnet.
  • Added the yc baremetal public-prefix-pool command to manage the pool of public IP prefixes.
  • Added the yc baremetal vrf update command to manage VRF static routes.
  • Added the yc baremetal public-subnet create --cidr-auto-allocation and yc baremetal public-subnet create --cidr-manual-allocation commands to select the method for public subnet CIDR block allocation.

Q4 2025Q4 2025

• Introduced custom server configurations with tailored CPU, RAM, disk, and network card specifications.
• Enabled connecting a BareMetal server to a Managed Service for Kubernetes cluster as an external node.
• Added the ability to expand the traffic package in public subnets, including via the management console.
• Updated MAC address limits for server network interfaces.
• Yandex Cloud CLI: Added the yc baremetal private-cloud-connection command for managing private connections to cloud networks.

Q3 2025Q3 2025

• Published the REST API reference for BareMetal.
• Supported MC-LAG network redundancy. Added a guide on manual MC-LAG configuration.
• Expanded documentation on OS images and custom ISO image installations, including using Object Storage.
• Added documentation covering the use of built-in RAID on x9drw and x10drw servers.
• Updated network and disk limits.
• Yandex Cloud CLI:
  • Added the yc baremetal image command group to manage images.
  • Added the yc baremetal rental-period list command to get available server rental periods.

Q2 2025Q2 2025

• Released Yandex BareMetal to General Availability.
• Supported connecting a server to Cloud Backup while placing the order.
• Added documentation covering the ephemeral public subnet lifecycle.
• Described the HWCheck script for independent server state analysis, and added a section on disk health checks.