// Module included in the following assemblies:
// * service_mesh/v2x/installing-ossm.adoc

[id="ossm-control-plane-deploy_{context}"]
= Creating the {SMProductName} control plane

The `ServiceMeshControlPlane` resource defines the configuration to be used during installation.

You can deploy a basic installation of the {SMProductShortName} control plane by using the {product-title} web console or from the command line using the `oc` client tool.

To get started, install a basic instance of {SMProductShortName} with the following steps. You can customize the `ServiceMeshControlPlane` resource later.
