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Joining an Active Directory

You can add an SMB (CIFS) server to an ADS domain in the NAS Manager.

  1. Navigate to Home File Services CIFS Setup to display the CIFS Setup page.

  2. Click add to display the Add CIFS Server Names page.

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    The following table describes the fields on this page:

    Field/Item Description
    EVS Displays the name of the EVS to which the new server name is added.
    CIFS Server Name The computer name through which CIFS clients will access file services on the server. In an ADS domain, the maximum number of characters for the CIFS server name is 63. In an NT4 domain, the maximum number of characters for the CIFS server name is 15.
    Domain Indicates if the CIFS server is to be a part of an NT4 domain or an ADS domain, and allows you to specify the settings required to be a part of the domain.
    • Before an NT4 name is added to the server, a computer account must exist in the NT Domain. Use Server Manager on the Domain Controller to create the computer account.
      NoteThis must be done for each NT4 CIFS name added.
    • When adding an ADS name to the server, the server will automatically create a computer account in the Active Directory for each added name.
    NT4
    NT4 Select the NT4 option to indicate that the CIFS server is to be a part of an NT4 domain.
    Domain Name Indicates that the CIFS server is to be part of an NT4 domain.
    ADS
    ADS Indicates that the CIFS server is to be a part of an ADS domain.
    IP Address The IP address of a domain controller in the Active Directory in which the server will be configured.
    DC Admin User A user account that is a member of the Domain Administrators group. This privilege is necessary to create a computer account in the Active Directory.
    DC Admin Password Password for the Domain Administrator user.
    Folder The folder in the Active Directory in which the computer account should be created. By default, the computer account will be created in the Computers folder.
    DNS Suffix Use this option only if you need to set a DNS suffix other than the Active Directory domain’s primary DNS suffix. (For example, set this if you have a disjoint domain.)
  3. Enter the name corresponding with the newly created computer account into the field labeled CIFS Server Names.

    • In an ADS domain, the maximum number of characters for the CIFS server name is 63.
    • In an NT4 domain, the maximum number of characters for the CIFS server name is 15.
  4. If you are adding a server to an NT domain, complete the following steps. If you are joining an ADS domain, see the next step.

    1. Select the NT4 option.

    2. Enter the domain name.

    3. Click OK to return to the CIFS Server page.

    4. To create an NT 4 domain account, run Server Manager from a domain controller in the NT 4 Domain, and create a new Windows NT Workstation or Server account using the desired host name.

  5. If you adding ADS domain, complete the following steps:

    1. Select the ADS option.

    2. In the IP Address field, specify the IP address of a domain controller in the Active Directory.

    3. In the DC Admin User field, specify a user account that is a member of the Domain Administrators group. This privilege is necessary to create a computer account in the Active Directory. When specifying a user account from a trusted domain, the user account must be entered using the Kerberos format; that is, administrator@ADdomain.mycompany.com, not ADdomain\administrator.

    4. In the DC Admin Password field, specify the password associated with the DC admin user name specified.

    5. In the Folder field, specify the name of the folder in the Active Directory in which the computer account should be created. By default, the computer account will be created in the Computers folder.

    6. Use the DNS Suffix option only if you need to set a domain name service suffix other than the AD domain's primary DNS suffix. For example, set this if you have a disjoint domain.

  6. Click OK.

 

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