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= Creating a cluster with multi-architecture compute machines on {ibm-z-title} and {ibm-linuxone-title} in an LPAR

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To create a cluster with multi-architecture compute machines on {ibm-z-name} and {ibm-linuxone-name} (`s390x`) in a logical partition (LPAR), you must have an existing single-architecture `x86_64` cluster. You can then add `s390x` compute machines to your {product-title} cluster.

Before you can add `s390x` nodes to your cluster, you must upgrade your cluster to one that uses the multi-architecture payload. For more information about
 migrating to the multi-architecture payload, see "Migrating to a cluster with multi-architecture compute machines".

You can create a {op-system} compute machine by using an LPAR instance. By using an LPAR instance, you can add `s390x` nodes to your cluster and deploy a cluster with multi-architecture compute machines.

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To create an {ibm-z-name} or {ibm-linuxone-name} (`s390x`) cluster with multi-architecture compute machines on `x86_64`, follow the instructions for "Installing a cluster on {ibm-z-name} and {ibm-linuxone-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}".
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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_z/preparing-to-install-on-ibm-z.adoc#preparing-to-install-on-ibm-z[Installing a cluster on {ibm-z-name} and {ibm-linuxone-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}]

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