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Joining the Velocity Storage Server to the Active Directory domain

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Before you configure the Velocity Client for Windows, you must join the Velocity Storage Server to the Active Directory domain to restrict access of CIFS shares to authorized users. After you join the Velocity Storage Server to the Active Directory domain, an Active Directory computer object for the Velocity Storage Server should exist in the specified Active Directory domain. Then, the Velocity Storage Server can query Active Directory for logon information.

You must have already registered the Velocity Storage Server.

See Registering the Velocity Storage Server

To join the Velocity Storage Server to the Active Directory domain

Log on to the Velocity Storage Server as admin.
From the Velocity shell menu, select Support > Support > Maintenance.
When prompted, enter the Velocity Storage Server password, and then type the following command:

elevate

Root access is enabled.
Run the following commands:

cd /usr/openv/pdde/vpfs/bin

./register_samba_to_ad.sh --domain=<domain.com> --domaincontroller=<dc.domain.com> --username=<an Active Directory user who has rights to add a computer object to the Active Directory domain>

For example:

./register_samba_to_ad.sh --domain=exampledomain.com --

domaincontroller=server.exampledomain.com --username=velocityadmin
Verify that the Velocity Storage Server can query the Active Directory after joining the domain, by running the following command:

wbinfo -g

A list of Active Directory group should appear.

More Information

Configuring the Velocity Client for Windows