For anything more than a simple trial installation, you will need guidance for a variety of configuration choices. It is strongly recommended that you read the following: Choosing a Deployment Architecture Choosing a Hypervisor: Supported Features Network Setup Storage Setup Best Practices Prepare 1. Make sure you have the required hardware ready 2. (Optional) Fill out the preparation checklists Install the CloudStack software 3. Install the CloudStack Management Server (single-node, or multi-node) 4. Log in to the CloudStack UI Provision your cloud infrastructure 5. Add a zone. Includes the first pod, cluster, and host 6. Add more pods 7. Add more clusters 8. Add more hosts 9. Add more primary storage 10. Add more secondary storage Try using the cloud 11. Initialization and testing