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= Process outline for creating a cluster with the {ai-full}

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You can install an {product-title} cluster on {alibaba} by using both the {ai-full} and the {alibaba} consoles.

The main steps of the installation process are as follows:

. Create the cluster with the {ai-full} and download the generated image.

. Convert the image to `QCOW2` format. For more information, see the following section.

. Upload the image to the Object Storage Service bucket in {alibaba}.

. Import the image to the Elastic Compute Service in {alibaba}.

. Provision the {alibaba} resources:

.. In the Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) console, set the networking configurations.

.. In the {alibaba} DNS console, define the Domain Name System.

.. In the Elastic Compute Service (ECS) console, provision the compute instances.

. Complete host discovery in the {ai-full}.

. Complete the network configurations in {alibaba}.

. Complete the cluster configuration and installation in the {ai-full}.