Hi JD,
You can start the following information to get detail about failover cluster.
Prestage Cluster Computer Objects in Active Directory Domain Services
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Dn466519.aspx
Configuring Windows Failover Cluster Networks
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2014/02/20/configuring-windows-failover-cluster-networks.aspx
Creating and Configuring a Generic Application Resource
http://blogs.technet.com/b/peeyusht/archive/2011/03/11/creating-and-configuring-a-generic-application-resource.aspx
Failover Cluster Overview
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Cc770737.aspx
Failover Clustering Overview
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Hh831579.aspx
For the cluster rename you can refer the following KB to rename the cluster then take Cluster Name offline and brought back online.
Renaming a windows 2012 Cluster
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/office/en-US/5819a6db-6507-4d4a-b20e-ebb34a5bd084/renaming-a-windows-2012-cluster?forum=winserverClustering
Rename a cluster
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Cc757533(v=WS.10).aspx
Im glad to be of help to you!