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// * hosted-control-planes/hcp-deploy/hcp-deploy-non-bm.adoc

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= Prerequisites for deploying {hcp} on non-bare-metal agent machines

[role="_abstract"]
Before you deploy {hcp} on non-bare-metal agent machines, ensure you meet the prerequisites.

* You must have {mce} 2.5 or later installed on an {product-title} cluster. You can install the {mce-short} as an Operator from the {product-title} software catalog.

* You must have at least one managed {product-title} cluster for the {mce-short}. The `local-cluster` management cluster is automatically imported. For more information about the `local-cluster`, see "Advanced configuration" in the {rh-rhacm-title} documentation. You can check the status of your management 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 have enabled central infrastructure management. For more information, see "Enabling the central infrastructure management service" in the {rh-rhacm-title} documentation.

* You have installed the `hcp` command-line interface.

* Your hosted cluster has a cluster-wide unique name.

* You are running the management cluster and workers on the same infrastructure.
