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// * hosted_control_planes/hcp-deploy/hcp-deploy-ibmz.adoc

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= Prerequisites to configure {hcp} on {ibm-z-title}

[role="_abstract"]
Ensure you meet the prerequisites to configure {hcp} on {ibm-z-title}.

* The {mce} version 2.7 or later must be installed on an {product-title} cluster. You can install {mce-short} as an Operator from the {product-title} OperatorHub.

* The {mce-short} must have at least one managed {product-title} cluster. The `local-cluster` is automatically imported in {mce-short} 2.7 and later. For more information about the `local-cluster`, see _Advanced configuration_ in the Red{nbsp}Hat Advanced Cluster Management documentation. You can check the status of your hub cluster by running the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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$ oc get managedclusters local-cluster
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* You need a hosting cluster with at least three worker nodes to run the HyperShift Operator.

* You need to enable the central infrastructure management service. For more information, see "Enabling the central infrastructure management service".

* You need to install the hosted control plane command-line interface. For more information, see "Installing the hosted control plane command-line interface".

[NOTE]
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The _management_ cluster can run on either the x86_64 architecture, supported beginning with {product-title} 4.17 and {mce} 2.7, or the s390x architecture, supported beginning with {product-title} 4.20 and {mce} 2.10.
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