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title: Clustering
description: You can configure PingAccess in a clustered environment to provide higher scalability and availability for critical services.
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# Clustering

You can configure PingAccess in a clustered environment to provide higher scalability and availability for critical services.

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|   | Availability and performance are often at opposite ends of the deployment spectrum. You might need to make some configuration tradeoffs that balance availability with performance to accommodate specific deployment goals. |

To learn more about how to set up cluster components in the PingAccess administrative console, choose one of the following sections:

* For more information on how to set up and manage the administrative nodes in a clustered PingAccess deployment, see [Administrative nodes](pa_administrative_nodes.html).

* For more information on how to set up and manage the engine nodes in a clustered PingAccess deployment, see [Engines](pa_engines.html).

* For more information on how to configure new engine nodes to auto-register themselves at initial startup, see [Engine Registration](pa_engine_registration.html).

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|   | These topics contain instructions to set up specific pieces of a cluster. For more information about clustering and setting up an efficient clustered environment, you should review the PingAccess [Clustering in PingAccess](../reference_guides/pa_clustering_ref_guide.html) *Reference Guide*. This guide provides information about subjects such as cluster node statuses, node failure implications, and which files could affect cluster settings. |