---
title: "VAST Cluster Administration"
slug: "vast-cluster-administration"
updated: 2026-11-03T17:12:19Z
published: 2026-11-03T17:12:19Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/vast-cluster-administration"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.vastdata.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# VAST Cluster Administration

### Quick Links

Data sources, query engines, ETL, Kubernetes, cloud, SDKs, and infrastructure-as-code.

[CLI Reference](/docs-5-3/docs/cli-commands) [Release Notes](/docs-5-3/docs/cluster-release-notes) [HW Administration](/docs-5-3/docs/managing-hardware) [VASTDB](/docs-5-3/docs/the-vast-database) [DataEngine](/docs-5-3/docs/the-vast-dataengine) [DataSpace](/docs-5-3/docs/the-vast-dataspace) [DataStore](/docs-5-3/docs/the-vast-datastore) [SW Installation](/docs-5-3/docs/software-installation-guides) [Tenant Admin](/docs-5-3/docs/tenant-administrators-guide-tg) [VAST Support](/docs-5-3/docs/contact-support)

## Product Areas

#### [VAST Platform](/docs-5-3/docs/vast-cluster-administration#product-areas)

Cluster, hardware, network, VMS

Install, run, and support a VAST cluster.

#### [VAST DataStore](/docs-5-3/docs/the-vast-datastore)

File, object, and block

NFS, SMB, S3, and block on one namespace.

#### [VAST DataSpace](/docs-5-3/docs/the-vast-dataspace)

Global namespace, multi-cluster

Global access, snapshot clones, and multi-cluster management across sites and clouds.

#### [VAST DataBase](/docs-5-3/docs/the-vast-datastore)

Tabular, transactional, vector

Set up on the cluster in Platform Guides; build on it in Data Platform.

#### [VAST Event Broker](/docs-5-3/docs/event-publishing)

Kafka-compatible streaming

Publish S3 and system events; consume with any Kafka client.

#### [VAST Catalog](/docs-5-3/docs/vast-catalog-overview)

Queryable metadata

Configure in Platform Guides; query with Trino, Python, or Jupyter.

#### [VAST SyncEngine](/develop/docs/vast-syncengine-user-guide)

Onboard and migrate data

Installation, user guide, and release notes on their own cadence.