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// * rosa_cluster_admin/rosa_nodes/rosa-managing-worker-nodes.adoc

:_mod-docs-content-type: CONCEPT
[id="creating_a_machine_pool_{context}"]
= Creating a machine pool

A machine pool is created when you install a {product-title} cluster. After installation, you can create additional machine pools for your cluster by using {cluster-manager} or the {rosa-cli-first}.
[NOTE]
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For users of `rosa` version 1.2.25 and earlier versions, the machine pool created along with the cluster is identified as `Default`. For users of `rosa` version 1.2.26 and later, the machine pool created along with the cluster is identified as `worker`.
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