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Setting up CIFS and Joining the Active Directory

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Published on 29 December 2006, updated 29 January 2007

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IBM Form #: REDP-4074-01


Authors: Alex Osuna

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Abstract

This IBM Redpaper describes basic methods to join an IBM System Storage N series system with Data ONTAP to a Microsoft Active Directory domain with a Microsoft Windows 2003 Server.

Table of Contents

Overview

Prerequisites

Selecting a computer account

Precreating a computer object

Running CIFS setup with the N series storage system

Active Directory join methodology

Troubleshooting

Device discovery

Conclusion

 

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