diff --git a/lib/solana/lib/assets/node/node-base-rpc-template.sh b/lib/solana/lib/assets/node/node-base-rpc-template.sh
index 20e39c99..072ea87a 100644
--- a/lib/solana/lib/assets/node/node-base-rpc-template.sh
+++ b/lib/solana/lib/assets/node/node-base-rpc-template.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ __ENTRY_POINTS__ \
 --full-rpc-api \
 --rpc-port 8899 \
 --gossip-port 8800 \
---dynamic-port-range 8800-8814 \
+--dynamic-port-range 8800-8816 \
 --private-rpc \
 --rpc-bind-address $EC2_INTERNAL_IP \
 --wal-recovery-mode skip_any_corrupted_record \
diff --git a/lib/solana/lib/assets/node/node-extended-rpc-template.sh b/lib/solana/lib/assets/node/node-extended-rpc-template.sh
index 3a15666c..990020f7 100644
--- a/lib/solana/lib/assets/node/node-extended-rpc-template.sh
+++ b/lib/solana/lib/assets/node/node-extended-rpc-template.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ __ENTRY_POINTS__ \
 --full-rpc-api \
 --rpc-port 8899 \
 --gossip-port 8800 \
---dynamic-port-range 8800-8814 \
+--dynamic-port-range 8800-8816 \
 --private-rpc \
 --rpc-bind-address $EC2_INTERNAL_IP \
 --wal-recovery-mode skip_any_corrupted_record \
diff --git a/lib/solana/lib/constructs/node-security-group.ts b/lib/solana/lib/constructs/node-security-group.ts
index a81897c2..4f084d8c 100644
--- a/lib/solana/lib/constructs/node-security-group.ts
+++ b/lib/solana/lib/constructs/node-security-group.ts
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ export interface NodeSecurityGroupConstructProps {
       });
 
       // Public ports
-      sg.addIngressRule(ec2.Peer.anyIpv4(), ec2.Port.tcpRange(8800, 8814), "allow all TCP P2P protocols (gossip, turbine, repair, etc)");
-      sg.addIngressRule(ec2.Peer.anyIpv4(), ec2.Port.udpRange(8800, 8814), "allow all UDP P2P protocols (gossip, turbine, repair, etc)");
+      sg.addIngressRule(ec2.Peer.anyIpv4(), ec2.Port.tcpRange(8800, 8816), "allow all TCP P2P protocols (gossip, turbine, repair, etc)");
+      sg.addIngressRule(ec2.Peer.anyIpv4(), ec2.Port.udpRange(8800, 8816), "allow all UDP P2P protocols (gossip, turbine, repair, etc)");
 
       // Private ports restricted only to the VPC IP range
       sg.addIngressRule(ec2.Peer.ipv4(vpc.vpcCidrBlock), ec2.Port.tcp(8899), "allow internal RPC port HTTP (user access needs to be restricted. Allowed access only from internal IPs)");
diff --git a/lib/solana/sample-configs/.env-sample-extendedrpc-x86 b/lib/solana/sample-configs/.env-sample-extendedrpc-x86
index 9bd4d130..f6589b0f 100644
--- a/lib/solana/sample-configs/.env-sample-extendedrpc-x86
+++ b/lib/solana/sample-configs/.env-sample-extendedrpc-x86
@@ -11,18 +11,18 @@ SOLANA_CLUSTER="mainnet-beta"                 # All options:  "mainnet-beta", "t
 SOLANA_NODE_CONFIGURATION="extendedrpc"                   # All options:   "baserpc", "extendedrpc"
 SOLANA_VERSION="2.0.19"                       # Latest required version of Agave above 2.x. Check for latest Mainnet version https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/releases
 
-SOLANA_INSTANCE_TYPE="i7ie.18xlarge"
+SOLANA_INSTANCE_TYPE="r7a.16xlarge"
 SOLANA_CPU_TYPE="x86_64"                      # All options: "x86_64", "ARM_64". IMPORTANT: Make sure the CPU type matches the instance type used
 # Data volume configuration
-SOLANA_DATA_VOL_TYPE="instance-store"                    # Other options: "io1" | "io2" | "gp3" | "instance-store" . IMPORTANT: Use "instance-store" option only with instance types that support that feature, like popular for node im4gn, d3, i3en, and i4i instance families
-#SOLANA_DATA_VOL_SIZE="2000"                   # Current required data size to keep both smapshot archive and unarchived version of it
-#SOLANA_DATA_VOL_IOPS="7000"                  # Max IOPS for EBS volumes (not applicable for "instance-store")
-#SOLANA_DATA_VOL_THROUGHPUT="700"              # Max throughput for EBS gp3 volumes (not applicable for "io1" | "io2" | "instance-store")
+SOLANA_DATA_VOL_TYPE="io2"                    # Other options: "io1" | "io2" | "gp3" | "instance-store" . IMPORTANT: Use "instance-store" option only with instance types that support that feature, like popular for node im4gn, d3, i3en, and i4i instance families
+SOLANA_DATA_VOL_SIZE="2000"                   # Current required data size to keep both smapshot archive and unarchived version of it
+SOLANA_DATA_VOL_IOPS="10000"                  # Max IOPS for EBS volumes (not applicable for "instance-store")
+SOLANA_DATA_VOL_THROUGHPUT="700"              # Max throughput for EBS gp3 volumes (not applicable for "io1" | "io2" | "instance-store")
 # Accounts volume configuration
-SOLANA_ACCOUNTS_VOL_TYPE="instance-store"                # Other options: "io1" | "io2" | "gp3" | "instance-store" . IMPORTANT: Use "instance-store" option only with instance types that support that feature, like popular for node im4gn, d3, i3en, and i4i instance families
-#SOLANA_ACCOUNTS_VOL_SIZE="400"                # Current required data size to keep both smapshot archive and unarchived version of it
-#SOLANA_ACCOUNTS_VOL_IOPS="7000"               # Max IOPS for EBS volumes (not applicable for "instance-store")
-#SOLANA_ACCOUNTS_VOL_THROUGHPUT="700"          # Max throughput for EBS gp3 volumes (not applicable for "io1" | "io2" | "instance-store")
+SOLANA_ACCOUNTS_VOL_TYPE="io2"                # Other options: "io1" | "io2" | "gp3" | "instance-store" . IMPORTANT: Use "instance-store" option only with instance types that support that feature, like popular for node im4gn, d3, i3en, and i4i instance families
+SOLANA_ACCOUNTS_VOL_SIZE="400"                # Current required data size to keep both smapshot archive and unarchived version of it
+SOLANA_ACCOUNTS_VOL_IOPS="10000"               # Max IOPS for EBS volumes (not applicable for "instance-store")
+SOLANA_ACCOUNTS_VOL_THROUGHPUT="700"          # Max throughput for EBS gp3 volumes (not applicable for "io1" | "io2" | "instance-store")
 # Secrets configuration
 SOLANA_NODE_IDENTITY_SECRET_ARN="none"                            # Optional. The ARN of the secret in AWS Secrets Manager with the node identity key pair. In case you want to provision a node but keep the old identity.
 SOLANA_VOTE_ACCOUNT_SECRET_ARN="none"                             # Optional for consensus node type. ARN of the secret in AWS Secrets Manager with the Vote Account's key pair.
diff --git a/lib/solana/test/ha-nodes-stack.test.ts b/lib/solana/test/ha-nodes-stack.test.ts
index 88e7296b..d51c9f1a 100644
--- a/lib/solana/test/ha-nodes-stack.test.ts
+++ b/lib/solana/test/ha-nodes-stack.test.ts
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ describe("SolanaHANodesStack", () => {
           "Description": "allow all TCP P2P protocols (gossip, turbine, repair, etc)",
           "FromPort": 8800,
           "IpProtocol": "tcp",
-          "ToPort": 8814
+          "ToPort": 8816
          },
          {
           "CidrIp": "0.0.0.0/0",
           "Description": "allow all UDP P2P protocols (gossip, turbine, repair, etc)",
           "FromPort": 8800,
           "IpProtocol": "udp",
-          "ToPort": 8814
+          "ToPort": 8816
          },
          {
           "CidrIp": "1.2.3.4/5",
diff --git a/lib/solana/test/single-node-stack.test.ts b/lib/solana/test/single-node-stack.test.ts
index 6813e3be..2d65fecb 100644
--- a/lib/solana/test/single-node-stack.test.ts
+++ b/lib/solana/test/single-node-stack.test.ts
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ describe("SolanaSingleNodeStack", () => {
           "Description": "allow all TCP P2P protocols (gossip, turbine, repair, etc)",
           "FromPort": 8800,
           "IpProtocol": "tcp",
-          "ToPort": 8814
+          "ToPort": 8816
          },
          {
           "CidrIp": "0.0.0.0/0",
           "Description": "allow all UDP P2P protocols (gossip, turbine, repair, etc)",
           "FromPort": 8800,
           "IpProtocol": "udp",
-          "ToPort": 8814
+          "ToPort": 8816
          },
          {
           "CidrIp": "1.2.3.4/5",