Harmonic MediaGrid - Method

Chapter 4 System Configuration
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Joining a Harmonic MediaGrid Cluster to a Windows Domain
Verifying Communication with the Domain Controller
1. Use wbinfo to do a domain user lookup using the following command. This example shows a
High Bandwidth ContentBridge with hostname
hbcb205 for test user lqa1:
[root@hbcb205 ~]# service winbind start
[root@hbcb205 ~]# wbinfo -n lqa1
[root@hbcb205 ~]# service winbind stop
The expected result is:
S-1-5-21-3782130030-2455357663-1162092550-2004 User (1)
NOTE: Make sure that winbind service is stopped after testing connectivity with the domain server. If you
do not stop the winbind service on the High Bandwidth ContentBridge, it will interfere with authentication
when you attempt to access the Harmonic MediaGrid using CIFS.
2. If the High Bandwidth ContentBridge configuration file contains a valid NATIVE line and the
Harmonic MediaGrid is mounted on the High Bandwidth ContentBridge, use smbclient on the
High Bandwidth ContentBridge to connect to the local CIFS share.
The syntax for the smbclient command is
smbclient -U <username> -W <domain_name> \\\\localhost\\<MediaGrid
File System Name>
For example, for a High Bandwidth ContentBridge with hostname
hbcb205:
[root@hbcb205 ~]# smbclient -U lqa2 -W SNV-ENG \\\\localhost\\testfs
The expected result is:
Domain=[SNV-ENG] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.4.7-58.fc7.om2]
smb: \>
At the prompt, you will be able to list the file system, and perform other operations.
NOTE: Make sure the Harmonic MediaGrid cluster is also configured with Active Directory.
NOTE: In order to access the Harmonic MediaGrid, the individual users must be added to the Active
Directory domain.
Joining a High Bandwidth ContentBridge to an Active Directory Domain
Using the Manual Method
Follow the procedures in this section in order.
Configure Samba Settings on the High Bandwidth ContentBridge
To configure Samba settings:
1. Connect a monitor and keyboard to the High Bandwidth ContentBridge you wish to add to the
Active Directory domain.
2. Log on to the High Bandwidth ContentBridge using the following user name and password:
User name: ovnuser
Password: OVN@SvCaUsa
3. Type the following command to stop the smb service:
sudo service smb stop