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# Prepare for Deployment on SUSE Rancher Kubernetes Engine \(RKE2\)
Before deploying your cluster on SUSE Rancher Kubernetes Engine \(RKE2\), perform the following tasks.
Rancher Kubernetes Engine doesn't have a predefined storage provisioner. For information about supported storage, see [3247839](https://me.sap.com/notes/3247839).
> ### Note:
> For information about how to prepare your infrastructure for the installation of Edge Integration Cell on Rancher Kubernetes Engine 2 using Rancher Prime, see [SAP Edge Integration Cell on SUSE](https://documentation.suse.com/sbp/sap-other/html/SAP-EIC/index.html).
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Create a Kubernetes cluster \(mandatory\)
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[RKE2](https://docs.rke2.io/)
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Set up a private container registry for replicating container images \(recommended but not mandatory\).
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Example: [Harbor](https://goharbor.io/) \(recommended\)
Harbor is a widely used open source registry. It's an example of a container registry that you can use together with Edge Lifecycle Management.
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Create at least one storage class and a dynamic provisioner for it in your cluster.
Storage classes should support dynamic provisioning for access modes `ReadWriteOnce` and`ReadWriteMany`.
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Example: [Longhorn](https://longhorn.io/docs/)
Longhorn is a cloud native distributed block storage that you can use as storage backend. For other options, refer to the [Rancher](https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/) documentation.
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Install the Kubernetes command-line tool `kubectl`
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[Install Kubectl](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/#kubectl)
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