Which CIFS server configuration determines the domain controllers that a CIFS server uses?
Which CIFS server configuration determines the domain controllers that a CIFS server uses?
The configuration that determines the domain controllers a CIFS server uses is discovery mode. Discovery mode allows the server to discover all available domain controllers, limit discovery to the local site, or use only preferred domain controllers without performing discovery.
https://kb.netapp.com/onprem/ontap/da/NAS/What_is_Domain_Controller_Discovery
Beginning with ONTAP 9.3, you can modify the default process by which domain controllers (DCs) are discovered. This enables you to limit discovery to your site or to a pool of preferred DCs, which can lead to performance improvements depending on the environment. Specify the desired discovery option: vserver cifs domain discovered-servers discovery-mode modify -vserver vserver_name -mode {all|site|none} Options for the mode parameter: all Discover all available DCs (default). site Limit DC discovery to your site. none Use only preferred DCs and not perform discovery.
Answer D: Discovery mode Starting 9.3, the discovery behavior was changed: A new option ' discovery-mode' is added under the command directory vserver cifs domain discovered-servers to control server discovery. Three options are available for the newly added command: all - Default option. Will behave as earlier by discovering all the domain controllers in the domain. site - Only DC's in local site will be discovered. none - Server discovery will not be done, and it will depend only on preferred DC's configured.