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title = "a. Create HPC Cluster"
date = 2019-09-18T10:46:30-04:00
weight = 10
tags = ["configuration", "FSx", "ParallelCluster"]
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#### Create HPC Cluster

In this section we're going to use ParallelCluster UI to create a cluster and Filesystem.

1. Click **Create Cluster** Button

1. Name the cluster **hpc-cluster-fsx** and select **Template**. On the next step you'll be prompted to provide a file, download the template linked below and select that when prompted:

{{% button href="/template/cluster-config-fsx.yml" icon="fas fa-save" %}}Download Template{{% /button %}}

![Cluster Wizard](/images/pcluster/pcmanager-1.png)

On the next few screens, we'll modify the account specific components and leave the rest as specified by the template.

1. Select a **VPC** from your account

![Cluster Wizard](/images/pcluster/pcmanager-2.png)

1. Select a **Subnet**, ensuring the subnet is from the Availibility Zone ID **use2-az2**, and select a **Keypair** from your account (optional)

![Cluster Wizard](/images/pcluster/pcmanager-3.png)

On the next page we show how to create a filesystem with AWS ParallelCluster.