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title: Optimize your InfluxDB cluster
description: Test your cluster with a production-like workload and optimize your cluster for your workload.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/clustered/install/optimize-cluster/
estimated_tokens: 450
product: InfluxDB Clustered
version: clustered
---

# Optimize your InfluxDB cluster

-   Install InfluxDB Clustered
-   Phase 3

The goal of this phase of the installation process is to simulate a production-like workload against your InfluxDB cluster and make changes to optimize your cluster for your workload.

Depending on your requirements, this phase is likely to take the longest of all the installation phases.

## Identify performance requirements

Before beginning this process, we recommend identifying performance requirements and goals–for example:

-   Writes per second
-   Query concurrency
-   Query response time

This gives specific metrics to test for and make adjustments towards. Consult with [InfluxData support](https://support.influxdata.com) as you make changes to meet these requirements and goals.

## Phase 3 process

1. [Design your schema](/influxdb3/clustered/install/optimize-cluster/design-schema/)
2. [Identify write methods](/influxdb3/clustered/install/optimize-cluster/write-methods/)
3. [Simulate a production-like load](/influxdb3/clustered/install/optimize-cluster/simulate-load/)
4. [Optimize querying](/influxdb3/clustered/install/optimize-cluster/optimize-querying/)

[Customize cluster configuration](/influxdb3/clustered/install/customize-cluster/config/) [Design your schema](/influxdb3/clustered/install/optimize-cluster/design-schema/)