Configuring Windows File Sharing for an Individual Active Directory Domain
To configure Windows file sharing for an individual Active Directory domain:
1 In the Configuration tab's navigation pane, select Share > Windows File Sharing.
The Windows File Sharing page is displayed.
2 Click Connect to Domain/Workgroup.
The Windows File Sharing Wizard opens, displaying the Connect to Domain/Workgroup dialog box.
3 Choose Domain, then type the domain name.
4 Click Next.
The Join a Windows domain window is displayed.
5 In the Username and Password fields, type the domain administrator's username and password.
6 Optionally, In the Organizational Unit field, type the name of the organizational unit within the Active Directory domain.
7 Click Next and then Finish.
Configuring Windows File Sharing for an Active Directory Tree or Forest
To configure Windows file sharing for an Active Directory tree or forest:
1 Configure Windows file sharing for one domain in the tree/forest.
2 In the Domain / Workgroup area, click the Advanced Mappings link.
The UID/GID Mapping window is displayed.
3 For each domain in the tree/forest bot displayed in the list of domains, do the following:
a In the Add domain field, either type the desired domain's name, or select it from the drop-down list.
b Click Add.
The domain is displayed in the table.
c Click in the UID/GID Start field, and type the starting number in the range of cloud storage gateway user and group IDs (UID/GID) that should be assigned to users and user groups from this domain.
d Click in the UID/GID End field, and type the ending number in the range of cloud storage gateway user and group IDs (UID/GID) that should be assigned to users and user groups from this domain.
4 To re-order the domains, do any of the following:
• To move a domain up in the table, click on the desired domain, then click Move Up.
• To move a domain down in the table, click on the desired domain, then click Move Down.
The order in which domains appear in the table represents the order in which the domains will appear in drop-down lists throughout the cloud storage gateway interface, for example, when managing access rights to projects.
5 To remove a domain, in the domain row, click
.
The domain is not displayed in the table.
6 Click Save.
