Setting up CIFS and Joining the Active Directory
An IBM Redpaper publication
Note: This is publication is now archived. For reference only.
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