When Active Directory domain auto-discovery is enabled, you can view the discovered Active Directory topology as follows:
Viewing Discovered Domains
To view automatically discovered Active Directory domains:
In VAST Web UI: In the Active Directory page, right-click the Active Directory configuration and select Show -> Domains.
In VAST CLI: Run the activedirectory show_ad_domains command.
The display lists each of the discovered Active Directory domains in the cluster's joined domain forest with indication of the domain's fully qualified domain name (FQDN), search base DN, and security identifier (SID).
If multi-forest authentication is enabled, the display also includes domains from other trusted forests.
Note
When Active Directory domain auto-discovery is disabled or Active Directory information is not available, a No data to show or similar error message is displayed.
Viewing Discovered DCs of the Joined Domain
To view automatically discovered domain controllers (DC) of the Active Directory domain that the cluster has joined:
In VAST Web UI: In the Active Directory page, right-click the Active Directory configuration and select Show -> Joined Domain DCs.
In VAST CLI: Run the activedirectory show_joined_domain_dcs command.
The display lists all DCs from all domains in the discovered forest of the cluster's joined domain. For each DC, it shows its URI, status (such as HEALTHY or FAILED), and whether it is on the same Active Directory site as the cluster.
Note
When Active Directory domain auto-discovery is disabled or Active Directory information is not available, a No data to show or similar error message is displayed.
Viewing Discovered Global Catalog Servers
To view automatically discovered Active Directory global catalog (GC) servers:
In VAST Web UI: In the Active Directory page, right-click the Active Directory configuration and select Show -> Global Catalog.
In VAST CLI: Run the activedirectory show_ad_gcs command.
The display shows the URI of the Active Directory global catalog (GC) server that is currently used by the cluster and the time to the next global catalog refresh (in seconds). Following is a list of other discovered GC servers, each with indication of its URI, status (such as HEALTHY or FAILED), and whether it is on the same Active Directory site as the cluster.
The display does not include GC servers from other trusted forests (even when multi-forest authentication is enabled).
Note
When Active Directory domain auto-discovery is disabled or Active Directory information is not available, a No data to show or similar error message is displayed.