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Ubuntu.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eLoad balancer setup is flexible, allowing for either bundled or manual configuration, and storage can be customized through local volumes or by installing a Container Storage Interface (CSI) driver.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eCluster creation encompasses admin, user, hybrid, and standalone cluster options, while identity and security are managed through OpenID Connect (OIDC) with various providers, and the possibility of proxy server configurations.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# Installation guides\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\nPlanning your installation\n--------------------------\n\n- [### Hardware requirements\n Provide the right hardware for Google Distributed Cloud.](/anthos/clusters/docs/bare-metal/1.6/installing/hardware)\n- [### Installation prerequisites overview\n Get an overview of prerequisites for installing Google Distributed Cloud.](/anthos/clusters/docs/bare-metal/1.6/installing/install-prereq)\n- [### Network requirements\n Understand the internal and external network requirements for Google Distributed Cloud.](/anthos/clusters/docs/bare-metal/1.6/concepts/network-reqs)\n- [### Choosing deployment models\n Get an overview of installation and the choices you need to make for\n different deployment models.](/anthos/clusters/docs/bare-metal/1.6/installing/install-prep)\n- [### Understanding preflight checks\n Run a variety of preflight checks to help ensure the\nintegrity of your cluster installations and resource changes.](/anthos/clusters/docs/bare-metal/1.6/installing/preflight) \n\nConfiguring services and software\n---------------------------------\n\n- [### Enabling Google services\n Set up Google service accounts and APIs for Google Distributed Cloud.](/anthos/clusters/docs/bare-metal/1.6/installing/configure-sa)\n- [### Configuring CentOS\n Prepare your CentOS operating system for Google Distributed Cloud.](/anthos/clusters/docs/bare-metal/1.6/installing/configure-os/centos)\n- [### Configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)\n Prepare Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Google Distributed Cloud.](/anthos/clusters/docs/bare-metal/1.6/installing/configure-os/rhel)\n- [### Configuring Ubuntu\nPrepare Ubuntu for Google Distributed Cloud.](/anthos/clusters/docs/bare-metal/1.6/installing/configure-os/ubuntu) \n\nConfiguring load balancers\n--------------------------\n\n- [### Overview of load balancers\n Review load balancer options for Google Distributed Cloud.](/anthos/clusters/docs/bare-metal/1.6/installing/load-balance)\n- [### Configuring bundled load balancing\n Configure bundled load balancing in Google Distributed Cloud.](/anthos/clusters/docs/bare-metal/1.6/installing/bundled-lb)\n- [### Configuring manual load balancing\nSet up load balancers manually in Google Distributed Cloud.](/anthos/clusters/docs/bare-metal/1.6/installing/manual-lb) \n\nConfiguring storage\n-------------------\n\n- [### Storage overview\n Review the supported storage options for Google Distributed Cloud.](/anthos/clusters/docs/bare-metal/1.6/installing/storage)\n- [### Configuring local storage\n Configure local volumes for Google Distributed Cloud.](/anthos/clusters/docs/bare-metal/1.6/installing/configure-local-storage)\n- [### Installing a Container Storage Interface driver\n Install and verify a CSI driver for Google Distributed Cloud.](/anthos/clusters/docs/bare-metal/1.6/installing/install-csi-driver)\n- [### Setting the default StorageClass\nSet the default StorageClass for Google Distributed Cloud.](/anthos/clusters/docs/bare-metal/1.6/installing/default-storage-class) \n\nCreating clusters\n-----------------\n\n- [### Creating clusters: overview\n Identify the cluster options available to you with Google Distributed Cloud.](/anthos/clusters/docs/bare-metal/1.6/installing/creating-clusters/create-clusters-overview)\n- [### Creating administration clusters\n Create and deploy admin clusters in Google Distributed Cloud for managing\n user clusters and workloads.](/anthos/clusters/docs/bare-metal/1.6/installing/creating-clusters/admin-cluster-creation)\n- [### Creating user clusters\n Create and deploy user clusters in Google Distributed Cloud to deploy workloads.](/anthos/clusters/docs/bare-metal/1.6/installing/creating-clusters/user-cluster-creation)\n- [### Creating hybrid clusters\n Create and deploy hybrid clusters in Google Distributed Cloud. Hybrid clusters act\n as administration clusters that can also run workloads and manage other\n user clusters.](/anthos/clusters/docs/bare-metal/1.6/installing/creating-clusters/hybrid-cluster-creation)\n- [### Creating standalone clusters\n Create and deploy standalone clusters in Google Distributed Cloud. Standalone clusters\n administer and run workloads in a single individual cluster, but can't\nprovision or manage other clusters.](/anthos/clusters/docs/bare-metal/1.6/installing/creating-clusters/standalone-cluster-creation) \n\nConfiguring identity and security\n---------------------------------\n\n- [### Identity management with OpenID Connect (OIDC) in Google Distributed Cloud\n Get an overview of OIDC authentication for Google Distributed Cloud.](/anthos/clusters/docs/bare-metal/1.6/installing/identity-manage)\n- [### Authenticating with OIDC\n Configure your identity with OIDC for Google Distributed Cloud.](/anthos/clusters/docs/bare-metal/1.6/installing/connect-oidc)\n- [### Authenticating with OIDC and AD FS\n Configure your identity with OIDC and AD FS in Google Distributed Cloud.](/anthos/clusters/docs/bare-metal/1.6/installing/oidc-adfs)\n- [### Authenticating with OIDC and Google\n Configure your identity with OIDC in Google Distributed Cloud and use Google as the\n OpenID Provider.](/anthos/clusters/docs/bare-metal/1.6/installing/oidc-google)\n- [### Installing behind a proxy server\n Configure Google Distributed Cloud behind a proxy server.](/anthos/clusters/docs/bare-metal/1.6/installing/proxy)"]]
