The following table outlines the maximum number of nodes that are supported in a cluster and the required shared disk configuration.
| Operating System | Number of nodes | Storage |
| Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition | 1-2 | SCSI |
| Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition Windows 2000 Advanced Server | 1-2 | Fibre Channel |
| Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | 1-4 | Fibre Channel |
| Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-based Systems Windows Server 2008, Enterprise Edition Windows Server 2008, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems Windows Server 2008, Datacenter Edition Windows Server 2008, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-based Systems | 1-8 | Fibre Channel, iSCSI, or SAS |
| Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012 | 1-16 64 | Fibre Channel, iSCSI, or SAS |
Ref links:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/288778 
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