NetApp CIFS setup

How to join a NetApp FAS to Active Directory (CIFS Setup)

e.g.

CIFS Server - "BaliWinServer" AD - "BaliAD"

You can keep both the services (AD + CIFS Server) in Single server, Also per recommendation NTP server must be synchronized to within five minutes of the Active Directory domain controller's time.

Bali> cifs setup

This process will enable CIFS access to the filer from a Windows(R) system.

Use "?" for help at any prompt and Ctrl-C to exit without committing changes.

Your filer does not have WINS configured and is visible only to

clients on the same subnet.

Do you want to make the system visible via WINS? [n]:

A filer can be configured for multiprotocol access, or as an NTFS-only

filer. Since multiple protocols are currently licensed on this filer,

we recommend that you configure this filer as a multiprotocol filer

(1) Multiprotocol filer

(2) NTFS-only filer

Selection (1-2)? [2]: 2

CIFS requires local /etc/passwd and /etc/group files and default files

will be created. The default passwd file contains entries for 'root',

'pcuser', and 'nobody'.

Enter the password for the root user []:

Retype the password:

The default name for this CIFS server is 'BaliWinServer'.

Would you like to change this name? [n]:

Data ONTAP CIFS services support four styles of user authentication.

Choose the one from the list below that best suits your situation.

(1) Active Directory domain authentication (Active Directory domains only)

(2) Windows NT 4 domain authentication (Windows NT or Active Directory domains)

(3) Windows Workgroup authentication using the filer's local user accounts

(4) /etc/passwd and/or NIS/LDAP authentication

Selection (1-4)? [1]: 1

What is the name of the Active Directory domain? [BaliAD.LOCAL]: BaliAD

In order to create an Active Directory machine account for the filer,

you must supply the name and password of a Windows account with

sufficient privileges to add computers to the BaliAD.LOCAL domain.

Enter the name of the Windows user [Administrator@BaliAD.LOCAL]: Administrator@BaliAD

Password for Administrator@BaliAD.LOCAL:

CIFS - Logged in as Administrator@BaliAD.LOCAL.

The user that you specified has permission to create the filer's

machine account in several (2) containers. Please choose where you

would like this account to be created.

(1) CN=computers

(2) OU=Domain Controllers

(3) None of the above

Selection (1-3)? [1]: 1

CIFS - Starting SMB protocol...

It is highly recommended that you create the local administrator

account (BaliWinServeradministrator) for this filer. This account allows

access to CIFS from Windows when domain controllers are not

accessible.

Do you want to create the BaliWinServeradministrator account? [y]:

Enter the new password for BaliWinServeradministrator:

Retype the password:

Currently the user "BaliWinServerdministrator" and members of the group

"BaliADDomain Admins" have permission to administer CIFS on this

filer. You may specify an additional user or group to be added to the

filer's "BUILTINAdministrators" group, thus giving them

administrative privileges as well.

Would you like to specify a user or group that can administer CIFS? [n]: n

Welcome to the BaliAD.LOCAL (BaliAD) Active Directory(R) domain.

CIFS local server is running.

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