.. _Creating the Cluster on the First Node:

Creating the Cluster on the First Node
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To create a cluster, do the following:

1. In the management panel, open the **NODES** screen and click a node in the **UNASSIGNED** list.

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2. On the node overview screen, click **Create cluster**.

3. In the **Cluster** field, type a name for the cluster. The name may only contain Latin letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9), underscores (“_”) and dashes (“-”).

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4. Click the cogwheel icon next to the **Storage interface** drop-down list.

5. On the **Network Configuration** screen, select a network interface and click **Choose role**.

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8. Select all roles by checking **Internal** and **Public** and click **Done**.

9. Click ``X`` and, back on the **New cluster** screen, click **New Cluster** to have Acronis Storage assign the roles to disks automatically.

You can monitor cluster creation progress in the **HEALTHY** list of the **NODES** screen. The creation might take some time depending on the number of disks to be configured. Once the automatic configuration is complete, the cluster is created.