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Anthos on bare metal allows you to install Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) clusters to the on-premises data centers without the need for a vSphere environment. Anthos also provides the ability to deploy VMs on bare metal nodes by using Kubevirt.
Anthos on bare metal works reliably and efficiently in multiple computing environments and without the need for Virtual Machines (VMs). For customers who want increased compute efficiency, this option provides greater available CPU resources and may be a preferred cost optimization.
Four types of clusters are available with Anthos on bare metal: