# Planning and Installation

- [Prerequisites and compatibility](/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](/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](/planning-and-installation/bare-metal/planning-a-weka-system-installation.md)
- [Obtain the installation packages](/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](/planning-and-installation/bare-metal/install-the-weka-cluster-using-the-wms-with-wsa.md)
- [Install the cluster using the WSA](/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](/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](/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](/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](/planning-and-installation/bare-metal/setting-up-the-hosts/broadcom-adapter-setup-for-weka-system.md)
- [Enable the SR-IOV](/planning-and-installation/bare-metal/setting-up-the-hosts/sr-iov-enablement.md)
- [Configure the cluster using the WEKA Configurator](/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](/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](/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](/planning-and-installation/bare-metal/perform-post-configuration-procedures.md)
- [Add clients to a bare-metal cluster](/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](/planning-and-installation/weka-cdm-web-user-guide.md)
- [Cloud Deployment Manager Local (CDM Local) User Guide](/planning-and-installation/weka-cdm-local-user-manager.md)
- [WEKA installation on AWS](/planning-and-installation/aws.md): This section provides detailed instructions on installing a WEKA system on AWS.
- [Terraform-AWS-WEKA module description](/planning-and-installation/aws/aws-weka-terraform-deployment-module-description.md)
- [Deployment on AWS using Terraform](/planning-and-installation/aws/deployment-on-aws-using-terraform.md)
- [Required services and supported regions](/planning-and-installation/aws/required-services-and-supported-regions.md)
- [Supported EC2 instance types using Terraform](/planning-and-installation/aws/supported-ec2-instance-types.md)
- [WEKA cluster auto-scaling in AWS](/planning-and-installation/aws/weka-cluster-auto-scaling-in-aws.md)
- [Detailed deployment tutorial: WEKA on AWS using Terraform](/planning-and-installation/aws/detailed-deployment-tutorial-weka-on-aws-using-terraform.md)
- [WEKA installation on Azure](/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](/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-azure/azure-weka-terraform-package-description.md)
- [Deployment on Azure using Terraform](/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-azure/deployment-on-azure-using-terraform.md)
- [Required services and supported regions](/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-azure/required-services-and-supported-regions.md)
- [Supported virtual machine types](/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-azure/supported-virtual-machine-types.md)
- [Auto-scale virtual machines in Azure](/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-azure/auto-scale-virtual-machines-in-azure.md)
- [Add clients to a WEKA cluster on Azure](/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-azure/add-clients.md)
- [Troubleshooting](/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-azure/troubleshooting.md)
- [Detailed deployment tutorial: WEKA on Azure using Terraform](/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](/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](/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-gcp/weka-project-description.md)
- [GCP-WEKA deployment Terraform package description](/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-gcp/gcp-terraform-package-description.md)
- [Deployment on GCP using Terraform](/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-gcp/deployment-on-gcp-using-terraform.md)
- [Required services and supported regions](/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-gcp/required-services-and-supported-regions.md)
- [Supported machine types and storage](/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-gcp/supported-machine-types-and-storage.md)
- [Auto-scale instances in GCP](/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-gcp/auto-scale-instances-in-gcp.md)
- [Add clients to a WEKA cluster on GCP](/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-gcp/add-clients.md)
- [Troubleshooting](/planning-and-installation/weka-installation-on-gcp/troubleshooting.md)
- [Detailed deployment tutorial: WEKA on GCP using Terraform](/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](/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](/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.