# Planning and Installation - [Prerequisites and compatibility](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/prerequisites-and-compatibility.md): This page describes the prerequisites and compatibility for the installation of the WEKA system. - [System installation on bare metal servers](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/bare-metal.md): This topic provides an overview of the automated tools and workflow paths for installing and configuring the WEKA software on a group of bare metal servers (on-premises environment). - [Plan system hardware requirements](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/bare-metal/planning-a-weka-system-installation.md) - [Obtain the installation packages](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/bare-metal/obtaining-the-weka-install-file.md): This page describes registering to get.weka.io and obtaining the WEKA installation packages: WMS, WSA, and WEKA software release. - [Install the cluster using the WMS with WSA](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/bare-metal/install-the-weka-cluster-using-the-wms-with-wsa.md) - [Install the cluster using the WSA](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/bare-metal/install-the-weka-cluster-using-the-wsa.md): The WSA (WEKA Software Appliance) is an alternative method to install WEKA software on bare-metal servers. The WSA simplifies and accelerates the installation. - [Manually install OS and system on servers](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/bare-metal/manually-install-os-and-weka-on-servers.md): This requirement only applies when manually preparing and installing the WEKA cluster on bare metal servers. - [Safe server shutdown](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/bare-metal/manually-install-os-and-weka-on-servers/safe-server-shutdown.md): Explore the systemd-based mechanism that allows a server to shut down safely. This feature is particularly valuable for converged servers that users might terminate abruptly. - [Manually prepare the system for configuration](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/bare-metal/setting-up-the-hosts.md): If the system is not prepared using the WMS, perform this procedure to set the networking and other tasks before configuring the WEKA cluster. - [Broadcom adapter setup for WEKA clients](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/bare-metal/setting-up-the-hosts/broadcom-adapter-setup-for-weka-system.md) - [Enable the SR-IOV](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/bare-metal/setting-up-the-hosts/sr-iov-enablement.md) - [Configure the cluster using the WEKA Configurator](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/bare-metal/configure-the-weka-cluster-using-the-weka-configurator.md): Detailed workflow for WEKA cluster installation in a multi-container backend architecture using the WEKA Configurator. - [Manually configure the cluster using the resources generator](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/bare-metal/manually-configure-the-weka-cluster-using-the-resource-generator.md): Detailed workflow for manually configuring the WEKA cluster using the resource generator in a multi-container backend architecture. - [VLAN tagging in the WEKA system](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/bare-metal/manually-configure-the-weka-cluster-using-the-resource-generator/vlan-tagging-in-the-weka-system.md): WEKA tenant clusters use VLAN tagging to enable isolated network communication between clusters and their clients. - [Perform post-configuration procedures](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/bare-metal/perform-post-configuration-procedures.md) - [Add clients to a bare-metal cluster](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/bare-metal/adding-clients-bare-metal.md): This page describes how to add clients to a bare-metal cluster. - [Cloud Deployment Manager Web (CDM Web) User Guide](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/weka-cdm-web-user-guide.md) - [Cloud Deployment Manager Local (CDM Local) User Guide](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/weka-cdm-local-user-manager.md) - [WEKA installation on AWS](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/aws.md): This section provides detailed instructions on installing a WEKA system on AWS. - [Terraform-AWS-WEKA module description](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/aws/aws-weka-terraform-deployment-module-description.md) - [Deployment on AWS using Terraform](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/aws/deployment-on-aws-using-terraform.md) - [Required services and supported regions](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/aws/required-services-and-supported-regions.md) - [Supported EC2 instance types using Terraform](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/aws/supported-ec2-instance-types.md) - [WEKA cluster auto-scaling in AWS](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/aws/weka-cluster-auto-scaling-in-aws.md) - [Detailed deployment tutorial: WEKA on AWS using Terraform](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/aws/detailed-deployment-tutorial-weka-on-aws-using-terraform.md) - [WEKA installation on Azure](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-azure.md): This section aims at a system engineer familiar with the Azure fundamentals and experienced in using Terraform to deploy a system on Azure. - [Azure-WEKA deployment Terraform package description](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-azure/azure-weka-terraform-package-description.md) - [Deployment on Azure using Terraform](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-azure/deployment-on-azure-using-terraform.md) - [Required services and supported regions](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-azure/required-services-and-supported-regions.md) - [Supported virtual machine types](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-azure/supported-virtual-machine-types.md) - [Auto-scale virtual machines in Azure](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-azure/auto-scale-virtual-machines-in-azure.md) - [Add clients to a WEKA cluster on Azure](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-azure/add-clients.md) - [Troubleshooting](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-azure/troubleshooting.md) - [Detailed deployment tutorial: WEKA on Azure using Terraform](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-azure/detailed-deployment-tutorial-weka-on-azure-using-terraform.md): This guide provides step-by-step instructions for deploying the WEKA Data Platform on Microsoft Azure using Terraform, tailored for customers, partners, and WEKA teams. - [WEKA installation on GCP](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-gcp.md): This section aims at a system engineer familiar with the GCP concepts and experienced in using Terraform to deploy a system on GCP. - [WEKA project description](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-gcp/weka-project-description.md) - [GCP-WEKA deployment Terraform package description](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-gcp/gcp-terraform-package-description.md) - [Deployment on GCP using Terraform](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-gcp/deployment-on-gcp-using-terraform.md) - [Required services and supported regions](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-gcp/required-services-and-supported-regions.md) - [Supported machine types and storage](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-gcp/supported-machine-types-and-storage.md) - [Auto-scale instances in GCP](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-gcp/auto-scale-instances-in-gcp.md) - [Add clients to a WEKA cluster on GCP](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-gcp/add-clients.md) - [Troubleshooting](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-gcp/troubleshooting.md) - [Detailed deployment tutorial: WEKA on GCP using Terraform](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-gcp/detailed-deployment-tutorial-weka-on-gcp-using-terraform.md): This guide provides step-by-step instructions for deploying the WEKA Data Platform on GCP using Terraform, tailored for customers, partners, and WEKA teams. - [Google Kubernetes Engine and WEKA over POSIX deployment](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-gcp/google-kubernetes-engine-and-weka-over-posix-deployment.md): A step-by-step guide to setting up Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) with WEKA on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), enhancing storage and scalability for demanding Kubernetes workloads. - [WEKA installation on OCI](https://docs.weka.io/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-oci.md): WEKA Data Platform deployment on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) follows bare-metal installation with cloud-specific considerations. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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