Administrator Guide

• The Active Directory server and the FluidFS cluster must use a common source of time.
• You must congure the FluidFS cluster to use DNS. The DNS servers you specify must be the same DNS servers that your Active
Directory domain controllers use.
Steps
1 In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2 Click the File System tab.
3 In the File System view, select Client Accessibility.
4 Click the Directory Services tab.
5 Click Edit Settings. The Edit Active Directory Settings dialog box opens.
6 Select a domain controller from the Preferred Domain Controllers list, or enter a domain controller IP Address and click Add.
7 Click OK.
Modify Active Directory Authentication Settings
You cannot directly modify the settings for Active Directory authentication. You must remove the FluidFS cluster from the Active Directory
domain and then re-add it to the Active Directory domain.
1 In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2 Click the File System tab.
3 In the File System view, select Client Accessibility.
4 Click the Directory Services tab.
5 Click Leave. The Leave Domain dialog box opens.
6 Click OK.
7 Click Join. The Join Domain dialog box opens.
8 Congure the options as needed.
9 Click OK.
Modify Active Directory Controller Settings
The system selects which domain controllers to use automatically, based on the sites dened in Active Directory. You can override this
automatic selection and specify a list of preferred domain controllers.
1 In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2 Click the File System tab.
3 In the File System view, select Client Accessibility.
4 Click the Directory Services tab.
5 Click Edit Settings. The Edit Active Directory Settings dialog box opens.
6 Type a domain controller in the box below Preferred Domain Controller and click Add or Remove.
7 Click OK.
Disable Active Directory Authentication
Remove the FluidFS cluster from an Active Directory domain if you no longer need the FluidFS cluster to communicate with the directory
service.
1 In the Storage view, select a FluidFS cluster.
2 Click the File System tab.
3 In the File System view, select Client Accessibility.
4 Click the Directory Services tab.
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