To view automatically discovered Active Directory global catalog (GC) servers:
In VAST Web UI: In the Active Directory page, open the Actions menu for the Active Directory configuration and select Show Active Directory 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.