// Module included in the following assemblies:
//
// * machine_management/applying_autoscaling.adoc
// * machine_management/creating-infrastructure-machinesets.adoc
// * machine_management/creating-machinesets.adoc
// * machine_management/deploying-machine-health-checks.adoc
// * machine_management/manually-scaling-machinesets.adoc

[IMPORTANT]
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This process is not applicable to clusters that use user-provisioned
infrastructure. Because you manually provisioned your machines yourself, you
cannot use the advanced machine management and scaling capabilities
that an installer-provisioned infrastructure cluster offers.
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// Module included in the following assemblies:
//
// * machine_management/applying_autoscaling.adoc
// * machine_management/creating-infrastructure-machinesets.adoc
// * machine_management/creating-machinesets.adoc
// * machine_management/deploying-machine-health-checks.adoc
// * machine_management/manually-scaling-machinesets.adoc

[IMPORTANT]
====
This process is not applicable to clusters where you manually provisioned the machines yourself. You
can use the advanced machine management and scaling capabilities only in clusters where the machine API is operational.
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Remove ipi/upi dichotomy for machine management capabilities
Remove ipi/upi dichotomy for machine management capabilities

Usage of the machine API does NOT mandate that the customer used IPI. The only requirement is that the customer delegates the ability to create lifecycle machines to the product.
