This article describes the maximum number of supported nodes that are permitted in a Failover Cluster.
The Windows Server Failover Clustering feature supports a certain maximum number…
The Windows Server Failover Clustering feature supports a certain maximum number of servers in a cluster. Servers in a Failover Cluster are also called nodes. The maximum number of nodes varies depending on the version of the operating system.
The following table outlines the maximum number of nodes that are supported in a cluster and the required shared disk configuration.
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Operating System |
Number of nodes |
Storage |
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Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition |
1-2 |
SCSI |
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Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition |
1-2 |
Fibre Channel |
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Windows 2000 Datacenter Server |
1-4 |
Fibre Channel |
|
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition |
1-8 |
Fibre Channel, iSCSI, or SAS |
|
Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition |
1-16 |
Fibre Channel, iSCSI, or SAS |
APPLIES TO
· Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
· Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
· Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
· Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
· Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
· Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition
· Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
· Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition
· Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V
· Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V
· Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems
· Windows Server 2008 Datacenter
· Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
· Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
· Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter
· Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
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