Unable to join SVM to active directory for authentication due to DNS not reachable
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- CIFS
- Active Directory
Issue
- Unable to join SVM to Active Directory domain due to the inability to reach DNS.
- Receive the following allert when attempting an active Directory account for SVM, getting the following alert:
Error: Machine account creation procedure failed
[ 53 ms] Trying to create machine account 'NCHSAN' in 'demo.netapp.com' for
Vserver 'svm_ch'
[ 90] Failed to connect to 192.168.0.255 for DNS: Network is unreachable
[ 107] Failed to connect to 192.168.0.253 for DNS: Network is unreachable
[ 146] Failed to connect to 192.168.0.255 for DNS: Network is unreachable
[ 146] Failed to connect to 192.168.0.253 for DNS: Network is unreachable
**[ 148] FAILURE: Unable to contact DNS to discover domain controllers.
[ 149] Unable to connect to any (0) domain controllers.
[ 158] Failed to connect to 192.168.0.255 for DNS: Network is unreachable
[ 158] Failed to connect to 192.168.0.253 for DNS: Network is unreachable
[ 160] Unable to contact DNS to discover domain controllers.
[ 162] Failed to connect to 192.168.0.255 for DNS: Network is unreachable
[ 162] Failed to connect to 192.168.0.253 for DNS: Network is unreachable
[ 162] Unable to contact DNS to discover domain controllers.
[ 165] Failed to connect to 192.168.0.255 for DNS: Network is unreachable
[ 165] Failed to connect to 192.168.0.253 for DNS: Network is unreachable
[ 167] Unable to contact DNS to discover domain controllers.
[ 168] No servers available for MS_LDAP_AD, vserver: 3, domain:demo.netapp.com