Prerequisites required to install Windows 2012 R2 failover cluster:
Prerequisites:
• Get the operating system installed, patched and configured on all participating nodes
• See either Windows Update or an internal Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server to get all of the required Windows Updates downloaded and installed
• All the participating servers should be added to active directory
• Domain user account must have administrator rights on the computers that are becoming part of the new cluster and the Create Computer Objects permission on the container where computer accounts are created in the domain.
• Ensure the password not temporary and there is complex password
• Both OS Editions, Versions should be at same level on all participating nodes
• You need to install 3.5.1 or greater on all participating nodes
• Make sure you have a separate NIC's for public and private communication
• Make sure you have free IP for windows cluster
Supported Operating Systems
• Windows Server 2012 64-bit x64 Datacenter
• Windows Server 2012 64-bit x64 Standard
• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit x64 Datacenter
• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit x64 Enterprise
• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit x64 Standard
• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit x64 Web