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WSFC/MSCS CAB Limits w/SRM 8.1

The VMware SRM 8.1 Guide indicates "You can spread the MSCS cluster across a maximum of five ESXi Server instances".

Couple questions:

1. WSFC/MSCS for 2012 (minimally) supports "64" nodes per cluster, but vSphere only supports "5" WSFC/MSCS nodes per cluster?

2. Assumption is for a 5-node WSFC/MSCS cluster running within a 10-node ESXi cluster, that any WSFC/MSCS node can run on any of the 10 ESXi nodes, just not simultaneously (e.g. anti-affinity rules must be in place).

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1. WSFC/MSCS for 2012 (minimally) supports "64" nodes per cluster, but vSphere only supports "5" WSFC/MSCS nodes per cluster?

Yes, because "5" nodes are tested by VMware that doesn't mean you can't extend to "64" nodes. If you go beyond 5 node cluster and if you run across any issue VMware will not be responsible.

2. Assumption is for a 5-node WSFC/MSCS cluster running within a 10-node ESXi cluster, that any WSFC/MSCS node can run on any of the 10 ESXi nodes, just not simultaneously (e.g. anti-affinity rules must be in place).

Yes, you can run on any 10 nodes, but you need to be few check before you create anti-affinity rules.

1) Make sure you have access to shared disk across all 10 nodes.

2) You need to create VM-VM and VM-Host anti-affinity rules.

3) All hosts are from same vendor.

I hope I answered you queries.

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