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Configuring Active Directory domain controller access

You must configure AD domain controller access to the cluster or SVM before an AD account can access the SVM. If you have already configured a CIFS server for a data SVM , you can configure the SVM as a gateway, or tunnel , for AD access to the cluster. If you have not configured a CIFS server, you can create a computer account for the SVM on the AD domain.

  • Configuring an authentication tunnel
    If you have already configured a CIFS server for a data SVM , you can use the security login domain-tunnel create command to configure the SVM as a gateway, or tunnel , for AD access to the cluster.
  • Creating an SVM computer account on the domain
    If you have not configured a CIFS server for a data SVM , you can use the vserver active-directory create command to create a computer account for the SVM on the domain.