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+## Placement strategies
+
+| Component                 | nodeSelector strategy | tolerations strategy | Specifics                                  |
+|---------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
+| virt-api                  | master                | any-node             | -> ApiService, webhooks                    |
+| virt-operator             | master                | any-node             | -> system/system                           |
+| cdi-apiserver             | master                | any-node             | ApiService, webhooks                       |
+| virtualization-controller | master                | any-node             | validationwebhooks                         |
+| virtualization-api        | master                | any-node             | ApiService                                 |
+| virt-controller           | system                | system               |                                            |
+| cdi-deployment            | system                | system               | strategy set with infra settings in config |
+| cdi-operator              | system                | system               |                                            |
+| dvcr                      | system                | system               |                                            |
+| virt-handler              |                       | any-node             |                                            |
+| vm-route-forge            |                       | any-node             | (should be equal to virt-handler)          |
+
+
+**master + any-node** - Schedule to control-plane nodes.
+
+**system + system** - Schedule to first matching node: NodeGroup/virtualization, NodeGroup/system and then control-plane.
+
+**any-node** - Schedule to any node, including control-plane.