# Planning & Installation

- [Prerequisites for Installation](https://docs.weka.io/3.14/install/prerequisites-for-installation-of-weka-dedicated-hosts.md)
- [Bare Metal Installation](https://docs.weka.io/3.14/install/bare-metal.md): These pages describe the stages necessary for installing the Weka system, which are system planning, prerequisites, obtaining the Weka installation file and the actual stages of installation.
- [Planning a Weka System Installation](https://docs.weka.io/3.14/install/bare-metal/planning-a-weka-system-installation.md)
- [Setting Up the Hosts](https://docs.weka.io/3.14/install/bare-metal/setting-up-the-hosts.md): This page describes the procedures required to set up backend and client machines for the first time.
- [SR-IOV Enablement](https://docs.weka.io/3.14/install/bare-metal/setting-up-the-hosts/sr-iov-enablement.md): This page describes the procedure required in order to set up SR-IOV.
- [Obtaining the Weka Install File](https://docs.weka.io/3.14/install/bare-metal/obtaining-the-weka-install-file.md): This page describes the process for obtaining the Weka software tar install file.
- [Weka System Installation Process Using the CLI](https://docs.weka.io/3.14/install/bare-metal/using-cli.md): This page describes the stages in the installation process when using the CLI.
- [Adding Clients](https://docs.weka.io/3.14/install/bare-metal/adding-clients-bare-metal.md): This page describes how to add clients to a bare-metal cluster.
- [AWS Installation](https://docs.weka.io/3.14/install/aws.md): This section provides the detailed instructions on how to install a Weka filesystem in AWS.
- [Self-Service Portal](https://docs.weka.io/3.14/install/aws/self-service-portal.md): This page presents working with the Weka Self-Service Portal when installing the Weka system in AWS.
- [CloudFormation Template Generator](https://docs.weka.io/3.14/install/aws/cloudformation.md): This page shows how to create CloudFormation templates using an API call. The same API calls are used by the Self-Service Portal to generate the CloudFormation template before redirecting to AWS.
- [Deployment Types](https://docs.weka.io/3.14/install/aws/deployment-types.md): This page describes the types of cluster deployments in AWS, which depend on the instance types being used and their configuration.
- [AWS Outposts Deployment](https://docs.weka.io/3.14/install/aws/aws-outposts-deployment.md): This page describes how to install Weka on AWS Outposts
- [Supported EC2 Instance Types](https://docs.weka.io/3.14/install/aws/supported-ec2-instance-types.md): This page lists all instance types supported by the Weka system version.
- [Adding Clients](https://docs.weka.io/3.14/install/aws/adding-clients.md): This page describes the process for adding clients to an already-installed Weka system cluster.
- [Auto Scaling Group](https://docs.weka.io/3.14/install/aws/auto-scaling-group.md)
- [Troubleshooting](https://docs.weka.io/3.14/install/aws/troubleshooting.md): This page details common errors that can occur when deploying Weka in AWS using CloudFormation and what can be done to resolve them.


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