// Module included in the following assemblies:
//
// * hosted_control_planes/hcp-machine-config.adoc

:_mod-docs-content-type: PROCEDURE
[id="configuring-node-pools-for-hcp_{context}"]
= Configuring node pools for {hcp}

On {hcp}, you can configure node pools by creating a `MachineConfig` object inside of a config map in the management cluster.

//.Prerequisites

//Are any prerequisites needed for this procedure? i.e., does the customer need to perform an update first?

.Procedure

. To create a `MachineConfig` object inside of a config map in the management cluster, enter the following information:
+
[source,yaml]
----
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: <configmap_name>
  namespace: clusters
data:
  config: |
    apiVersion: machineconfiguration.openshift.io/v1
    kind: MachineConfig
    metadata:
      labels:
        machineconfiguration.openshift.io/role: worker
      name: <machineconfig_name>
    spec:
      config:
        ignition:
          version: 3.2.0
        storage:
          files:
          - contents:
              source: data:...
            mode: 420
            overwrite: true
            path: ${PATH} <1>
----
<1> Sets the path on the node where the `MachineConfig` object is stored.

. After you add the object to the config map, you can apply the config map to the node pool as follows:
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[source,yaml]
----
$ oc edit nodepool <nodepool_name> --namespace <hosted_cluster_namespace>
----

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[source,yaml]
----
apiVersion: hypershift.openshift.io/v1alpha1
kind: NodePool
metadata:
# ...
  name: nodepool-1
  namespace: clusters
# ...
spec:
  config:
  - name: <configmap_name> <1>
# ...
----
<1> Replace `<configmap_name>` with the name of your config map.

//.Verification

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