Test the Active Directory policy connection

This page provides instructions for how to test your Active Directory policy connection.

Before you begin

  • Make sure you have entered the parameters of your Active Directory policy correctly.

  • Make sure you have associated an Active Directory policy with a storage pool of Standard, Premium, or Extreme service level.

Use the following instructions to test if an Active Directory policy is correctly connected to the Active Directory service using the Google Cloud console. The test is optional but recommended for troubleshooting the errors in your Active Directory policy configuration such as the following:

  • DNS IP address is incorrect or not reachable

  • Domain controller lookup fails or site setting is incorrect

  • Domain controller can't be reached

  • Active Directory administrative user permissions are incorrect

  • Incorrect organizational unit for machine account

Make sure that the test only verifies the connection at the point of time the test is run. Many components, like the domain controllers or network setup, are outside of NetApp Volumes control and the service might lose connection if you make changes to your infrastructure, like retiring the specified DNS servers or changing networking or firewall settings.

Test the Active Directory policy connection

Use the following instructions to test if an Active Directory policy is connected to the Active Directory service using the Google Cloud console.

  1. Go to the NetApp Volumes page in the Google Cloud console.

    Go to NetApp Volumes

  2. Select Active Directory policies.

  3. In the list of Active Directory policies, select the name of the Active Directory policy you want to test. The Active Directory details page appears.

  4. If the policy doesn't already have an associated storage pool, in the Associated storage pools section, click Assign.

  5. Click Storage pool drop-down list to select a storage pool. The Associated storage pools list appears.

  6. In the Associated storage pools list, click Test Active Directory Connection for the pool associated with the Active Directory policy you want to test. You can only test one policy at a time. A message appears indicating that the test is in progress.

    Based on your test status, perform one of the following steps:

    • If the test fails, click Edit Active Directory Policy. Check your configuration, and perform the test again.

    • If the test succeeds, you will receive a success message. You should continue testing the connection to all other associated storage pools.

What's next

Edit or delete an Active Directory policy.