.. _Deploying Compute Cluster:

Deploying Compute Cluster
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To create the compute cluster, do the following:

#. On the **INFRASTRUCTURE** > **Traffic types** screen, select the **VM private** and **Compute management** radio buttons and the **VM external** checkbox in the **Private** column, and click **Save**.

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#. On the **COMPUTE** screen, click **Configure** and do the following in the **Configure compute cluster** window:

   #. In the **Nodes** section, make sure the network state is **Configured** and click **Next**.

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   #. In the **Virtual Management IP** section, specify a virtual management IP address that belongs to the suggested range and click **Next**.

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   #. In the **External network** section, select a physical network to connect the external virtual network to and specify its gateway. Click **Next**.

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   #. In the **DHCP and DNS** section, enable or disable the built-in DHCP server and specify one or more allocation pools and DNS servers for the external virtual network. Click **Next**.

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         #. With the DHCP server enabled, virtual NICs will be automatically assigned IP addresses from the external virtual network IP range or allocation pools. With the DHCP server disabled, virtual NICs will automatically be allocated IP addresses, but you will have to manually assign them inside guests. 

         #. If you do not specify allocation pools, IP addresses will be allocated from the entire IP range of the external virtual network.

   #. In the **Summary** section, click **Create cluster**.

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The management panel will show the progress of compute cluster deployment, which may take considerable time.

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