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Hosts/Cluster Arch Types Allocation
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Since CloudStack 4.20.0, it is possible to add AMD 64 bits and ARM 64 bits clusters (and hosts). A single zone can contain clusters (and hosts) of different arch types (multi-arch zones). 

When a multi-arch zone is selected for VM deployment, CloudStack allows the users to filter the templates/ISOs by their arch type.

|deploy-vm-arch-types.png|

Once a template/ISO is selected, only the clusters (and hosts) matching the arch type will be considered for the VM allocation

.. |deploy-vm-arch-types.png| image:: /_static/images/deploy-vm-arch-types.png
   :alt: Filtering templates and ISOs by arch types