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Option 2: Windows 2008 Domain Controller as Identity Mapping Source

Go to the Windows 2008 Domain Controller and install Identity

Management for Unix using Server ManagerRolesAdd Role Services.

NOTE:

Windows 2008 Domain Controller needs to be rebooted to activate this

service.

Configuration Steps

1 Go to NFS client, note down the user name, group name, UID and

GID details.

2 Go to the Domain Controller.
3
Open Active Directory Users and Computers, and create the UNIX user

name and group.

4 Add the user to the group created in the previous step.
5 Select the newly-created user, go to PropertiesUnix Attributes. Modify

the UID, GID, shell, home directory, and domain details (captured earlier

from the NFS client).

6 Select the newly-created group, check the GID (ensure it matches the

UNIX GID), modify the UNIX properties, add the members (users that

you added in the previous step) and click

Apply.

7 Go to PowerVault NAS Windows Storage Server 2008 (NFS) Server.
8 Click StartPrograms Administrative ToolsServices for Network

File System (NFS).

9 Select Services for NFS, right-click PropertiesActive Directory domain

name as your Identity mapping source, type the Windows 2008
domain name and click Apply.

Option 3: User Name Mapping (UNM) Server as Identity Mapping Source

1 On the NAS system, click StartAdministrative ToolsServices for

Network File System (NFS).

2 In the window that appears, right-click Services for NFS and select

Properties.

3 Select User Name Mapping as the Identity mapping source and type the

Hostname of your User Name Mapping server in the space provided.

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