Deployment Guide

• If you did not close the Add FluidFS Cluster wizard while adding the FluidFS cluster, the Join Active Directory Domain
page opens. See Join the Active Directory Domain.
• If you closed and reopened the Add FluidFS Cluster wizard while adding the FluidFS cluster, the Change Administrator
Password page opens. See Change the Administrator Password. The Active Directory and NIS/LDAP pages of the wizard
are not displayed. The Active Directory and NIS/LDAP settings must be congured as a post-setup task.
Join the Active Directory Domain
In environments that use Active Directory, the FluidFS cluster can join the Active Directory domain and authenticate clients using
Active Directory for access to SMB shares.
Prerequisites
You must have Active Directory credentials with specic privileges. See Network Credentials.
About this task
Adding multiple Active Directory servers ensures continued authentication of clients in the event of a resource outage. If the FluidFS
cluster cannot establish contact with a server, it attempts to connect to the remaining servers.
Figure 32. Add FluidFS Cluster Wizard — Join Active Directory Domain
Steps
1. (Optional) Skip Active Directory conguration by clicking Next.
The Congure External User Database page opens. See Congure the External User Database (NIS_LDAP).
2. In the Domain eld, type the Active Directory domain.
3. (Optional) Specify the organizational unit in the AD domain where the computer account for the FluidFS system should be
created.
4. (Optional) Type the organizational unit in the Organizational Unit eld.
5. In the Username eld, type an Active Directory account name that has the necessary privileges.
6. In the Password eld, type the Active Directory account password.
7. Click Next.
The Congure External User Database page opens.
Congure the External User Database (NIS_LDAP)
FluidFS clusters can authenticate client access to NFS exports with Network Information Service (NIS) or Lightweight Directory
Access Protocol (LDAP).
• To skip external authentication, select None, then click Next. The Change Administrator Password page opens. See Change the
Administrator Password.
• To use Network Information Service, select NIS. See Congure NIS Settings.
• To use Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, select LDAP. See Congure LDAP Settings.
Congure the FluidFS Cluster
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