HP StorageWorks X5500 Network Storage Gateway for Windows setup guide (AP809-96004, October 2009)

Chapter2:ConfigurationInformation 5
Requirements for Active Directory
HPClusteredFileSystemrequiresthatActiveDirectorybeconfigured.
Youshouldbeawareofthefollowing:
•WithWindows2003,allHPClusteredFileSystemnodesmustbe
membersofanActiveDirectorydomain.Thisisnecessaryfor
filesystemsecurity.
•ActiveDirectoryuserandgroupsshouldbeusedinfilesystemACLs.
Do
notuselocalusersandgroupsbecausetheyaremeaninglessto
othernodesinthecluster.
•HPClusteredFileSystemnodesshouldnotbeusedasdomain
controllersbecausethetwoserviceswillcompeteforresources,
resultingindecreasedperformance.
•TheDNSserversusedbyActiveDirectoryandHPClusteredFile
SystemshouldnotresideonHPX5500StorageGatewayforWindows
nodes.PlacingtheDNSserversonHPX5500StorageGatewayfor
WindowsnodescreatesaraceconditionthatpreventsHPClustered
FileSystemfromstarting.