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GPU spares requirement
Do GPU lenders require spare servers, and how is it sized? Nscale's Ward County facility requires a stock of spare servers, or the right to access them, as a percentage of contracted servers. The percentages are redacted in the filing but step up 12, 9 and 6 months before warranty expiry, with a spares reserve account behind them.
A percentage of contracted servers, rising as warranties run off1 filed deal · as at 27 October 2026
As at 27 October 2026. This page keeps its address when it is updated, so it can be cited. If a newer filing changes a term, tell us.
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