HP CIFS Server 3.0b Administrator's Guide version A.02.01.01

NT Style Domains
Introduction
Chapter 478
Introduction
This chapter describes how to configure the roles that an HP CIFS
Server can play in an NT style domain, whether it is a Samba Domain,
consisting solely of HP CIFS Servers, or as an NT Domain with a
Microsoft NT Primary Domain Controller (PDC). Configuration of
Member Servers joining an NT style domain or a Windows 2000/2003
Domain as a pre-Windows 2000 compatible computer is described here.
Chapter 5, Windows 2000/2003 Domains, should be consulted for
configuration of Member Servers joining Domains with a Windows
2000/2003 Domain Controller as an ADS Member Server. Chapter 9, HP
CIFS Deployment Models describes further how the server roles can be
utilized in common network deployments.
HP CIFS Server can be configured to play different roles in an NT Style
Domain Model including:
• Member Server in an NT Domain with a Microsoft NT PDC
• PDC in an Samba Domain where an HP CIFS Server serves as the
PDC
• Backup Domain Controller (BDC) in an Samba Domain where an HP
CIFS Server serves as the PDC
• Member Server in an Samba Domain where HP CIFS Server serves
as the PDC
Advantages of the Samba Domain Model
The HP CIFS Server PDC domain model provides a number of
advantages:
• HP CIFS Server PDC domain administrators may group
workstations and servers under the authority of a domain controller
• Domain members may be centrally administered by using domains
to group related machines. One of the benefits of this is the ability for
user accounts to be common for multiple systems. A user may now
make one password change which will affect multiple systems
accessed by that user. Another benefit is that IT administration work
is reduced, since there is no longer a need for individual accounts to
be administered on each system