User's Manual

212 Using the CMC With Microsoft Active Directory
• If DHCP is disabled on the CMC or you want manually to input your
DNS IP address, type the following commands:
racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o
cfgDNSServersFromDHCP 0
racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o
cfgDNSServer1 <
primary DNS IP address >
racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o
cfgDNSServer2 <secondary DNS IP address
>
Frequently Asked Questions
Table 7-9 lists frequently asked questions and answers about using Active
Directory with the CMC.
Table 7-9. Using CMC With Active Directory: Frequently Asked Questions
Question Answer
Can I log into the CMC using Active
Directory across multiple trees?
Yes. The CMC’s Active Directory querying
algorithm supports multiple trees in a single
forest.
Does the login to the CMC using
Active Directory work in mixed
mode (that is, the domain
controllers in the forest run different
operating systems, such as Microsoft
Windows
®
2000 or Windows
Server
®
2003)?
Yes. In mixed mode, all objects used by the
CMC querying process (among user, RAC
Device Object, and Association Object) must
be in the same domain.
The Dell-extended Active Directory Users and
Computers Snap-In checks the mode and
limits users in order to create objects across
domains if in mixed mode.
Does using the CMC with Active
Directory support multiple domain
environments?
Yes. The domain forest function level must be
in Native mode or Windows 2003 mode. In
addition, the groups among Association
Object, RAC user objects, and RAC Device
Objects (including Association Object) must
be universal groups.