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Advanced clusters

An advanced cluster is a Kubernetes cluster that provides a distributed processing environment on the cloud. Fully-managed and self-service clusters can run data logic using a scalable architecture, while local clusters use a single node to quickly onboard projects for advanced use cases.
To use an advanced cluster, you perform the following steps:
  1. 1Set up your cloud environment so that the Secure Agent can connect to and access cloud resources.
  2. 2In Administrator, create an advanced configuration to define the cluster and the cloud resources.
  3. 3In Monitor, monitor cluster health and activity while developers in your organization create and run jobs on the cloud.
The following image shows the workflow that you use to get an advanced cluster up and running in your organization:
As an administrator, you set up the cloud environment and create an advanced configuration. Then, a developer creates a mapping in advanced mode and runs a mapping task. When the Secure Agent receives the job, it creates an advanced cluster or connects to a cluster and reports monitoring statistics while the job runs on the cloud. You can review the monitoring statistics to monitor cluster health and activity.