Q. Can I have a mix of core and full installations in a single Windows Server 2008 failover cluster?

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October 02, 2008 Q. Can I have a mix of core and full installations in a single Windows Server 2008 failover cluster? A Web Exclusive from FAQ for Windows John Savill Clustering InstantDoc #100446 FAQ for Windows	Email this Article Printer Friendly Reader Comments Digg This Del.icio.us RSS
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A. No, you can’t mix full and server core installations in one cluster. If you run the Validate a Configuration action from the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Failover Cluster Management snap-in, it will fail the Validate Operating System Versions check. The action’s report will state that you cannot mix full and core installations, as the following screenshot shows.

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