.. _Creating the Cluster:

Creating the Cluster
====================

With the management panel ready and with all the nodes present in the **UNASSIGNED** list, you can create your first cluster.

To create an Acronis Storage cluster means to create a cluster on one (first) node, then populate it with more nodes.

.. toctree::
   :caption: In this chapter:
   :maxdepth: 3
   :numbered:

   creating-cluster-on-first-node
   adding-nodes-to-cluster