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= Creating a cluster with multi-architecture compute machines on {ibm-power-title}

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To create a cluster with multi-architecture compute machines on {ibm-power-name} (`ppc64le`), you must have an existing single-architecture (`x86_64`) cluster. You can then add `ppc64le` compute machines to your {product-title} cluster.

[IMPORTANT]
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Before you can add `ppc64le` nodes to your cluster, you must upgrade your cluster to one that uses the multi-architecture payload. For more information on migrating to the multi-architecture payload, see "Migrating to a cluster with multi-architecture compute machines".
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The following procedures explain how to complete the following tasks:

* Create a {op-system} compute machine by using an ISO image or network PXE booting. 
* Add `ppc64le` nodes to your cluster and deploy a cluster with multi-architecture compute machines.

To create an {ibm-power-name} (`ppc64le`) cluster with multi-architecture compute machines on `x86_64`, follow the instructions for "Installing a cluster on {ibm-power-name}". You can then add `x86_64` compute machines as described in "Creating a cluster with multi-architecture compute machines on bare metal, {ibm-power-title}, or {ibm-z-title}".

[NOTE]
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Before adding a secondary architecture node to your cluster, Red Hat recommends that you install the Multiarch Tuning Operator, and deploy a `ClusterPodPlacementConfig` object. For more information, see "Managing workloads on multi-architecture clusters by using the Multiarch Tuning Operator".
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.Additional resources

* xref:../../updating/updating_a_cluster/migrating-to-multi-payload.adoc#migrating-to-multi-payload[Migrating to a cluster with multi-architecture compute machines]
* xref:../../installing/installing_ibm_power/preparing-to-install-on-ibm-power.adoc#preparing-to-install-on-ibm-power[Installing a cluster on {ibm-power-name}]
* xref:./creating-multi-arch-compute-nodes-bare-metal.adoc#creating-multi-arch-compute-nodes-bare-metal[Creating a cluster with multi-architecture compute machines on bare metal, {ibm-power-title}, or {ibm-z-title}]
* xref:../../post_installation_configuration/configuring-multi-arch-compute-machines/multiarch-tuning-operator.adoc#multiarch-tuning-operator[Managing workloads on multi-architecture clusters by using the Multiarch Tuning Operator]

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