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Windows Server Cluster Question?

Greetings - I am wondering if you can assign a new virtual IP in a cluster to a separate nic\network? Currently our cluster nodes are active\active and are being backed over the network up via the virtual IP. I would like to add another NIC and then bind that nic to our backup network VLAN. This will anable us to backup the cluster via the new dedicated VLAN. Thanks!

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1. pfoaaarrrr.... while it certainly sounds theoretically possible (note that I have no actual experience trying this although I do run an exchange cluster) I personally wouldn't mess with a well-running cluster for a small convenience. But I am both lazy and extremely cautious.