The steps in this section describe how to enable the Windows® system
to be a domain controller and define a domain within which SAN File System
users and groups exist. This example creates a domain called sanfsdom.net
to contain the directory elements needed to manage SAN File System.
Prerequisites
You must have a Microsoft® Windows 2000 Server system.
Context
If you plan to use SAN File System with a preexisting Active Directory
installation, you can skip this section.
Steps
- Open the Server configuration program using . The Windows 2000
Server system configuration is displayed.
- Click Active Directory in the left menu. The
Active Directory Installation wizard appears.
- Click Next to continue.
- Select the Domain controller for a new domain option
and click Next.
- Select the Create a new domain tree option. In this simple
example, a new domain is sufficient.
- Select the Create a new forest of domain trees option
for this example. Blending a SAN File System domain into other domains requires
Active Directory expertise.
- Specify the name of your new domain.
- Specify the database and log locations.
- Specify the folder for the shared system volume.
- If you are using an Active Directory domain name that is not
known to DNS, then the following message appears and is normal in this case.
For a minimal configuration, DNS recognition of the Active Directory domain
is not necessary. Click OK.
The wizard cannot contact the DNS server that handles the name
"sanfsdom.net" to determine if it supports dynamic update. Confirm you
DNS configuration, or install and configure a DNS server on this computer.
- The Permissions options on the next screen do not affect
SAN File System. Click Next.
- Enter a password twice.
- Click Finish and follow the prompts to reboot.
Postrequisites
Continue with Configuring Active Directory.