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If you are configuring the joining node, perform these tasks to join this node to the
existing Active Directory Domain Controller (previously created on the first node):
1. Start the Active Directory Installation Wizard from the IBM NAS Admin console
by selecting Local Domain Controller Setup in the Cluster Tools folder.
2. Read the first page and click Next .
3. On the Domain Controller Type page, select Additional domain controller for
an existing domain ; then click Next .
4. On the Network Credentials page, type the user name (Administrator),
password, and domain name (enter the Active Directory Domain name created
on the other node); then click
Next .
5. On the Additional Domain Controller page, type the full DNS name of the
existing domain; then click Next .
6. On the Database and Log Locations page, click Next to accept the default
values.
7. On the Shared System Volume page, click Next to accept the default value.
8. On the Directory Services Restore Mode Administrator password page, type
your password. Write down this value now; it will be needed later on. Click
Next .
9. On the Summary page, review the values; then click Next . Wait for the
Configuring Active Directory process to complete.
10. On the Active Directory Installation Wizard page, click Finish . If prompted,
reboot the system now.
Cluster setup
At this step, you have completed the cluster installation steps on each node and are
ready to set up the cluster.
Perform the following steps:
1. Power on the first node. The joining node should be shut down (see “Shutting
down and powering on the NAS Gateway 300” on page 87 for more
information on shutting down the NAS Gateway 300).
2. To begin setting up the cluster on the node, open IBM NAS Admin , then the
Cluster Tools folder, and click the Cluster Setup icon.
3. At the prompt, verify that you have completed the steps that precede this
cluster setup step. If you have, click Continue .
4. If this is the first node, click First Node . If this is the joining node, go to Step
12 on page 40 and continue from there.
5. The Cluster Information panel appears. Enter the data for the following fields
(some of this data comes from Table 1 on page 8):
v
Administrator ID and password
Note: The ID and password are any valid user ID and password with
administrator privileges on the domain.
v
Domain name
v Cluster name
v Cluster IP address
v Subnet mask
v Quorum drive (select from the pulldown menu)
Chapter 5. Completing networking, clustering, and storage access setup
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