Windows failover cluster - virtual node with multiple Client Access Names

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I recently encountered a customer environment in which they had failover cluster where one of the virtual nodes had more than one 'Client Access Name' (i.e. more than one IP address and DNS name for the single virtual node).

Long story short we had to modify our software to deal with this situation, but we want to recreate the situation in house to test it before releasing.

I have been unable to locate any information about how or why you would end up with a virtual node that has more than one access name.

Does anyone know how I can set up a Windows failover cluster where a virtual node has more than one access name/IP?

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