2012 R2 clustering without RDM

[tdubb123]

Do I still need RDM for 2012 R2 clustering or can they be vmdk?

[rcporto · Accepted solution]

They can be .vmdk but to use shared .vmdk both clusters nodes should run on the same vSphere ESXi, see: Microsoft Clustering on VMware vSphere: Guidelines for supported configurations (1037959) | VMware K...

[tdubb123]

thanks. but need to split the VMs across nodes.

[rcporto]

If you want nodes across boxes you will need to use RDM.