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About Omneon MediaGrid - Harmonic Inc

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Joining an <strong>Omneon</strong> <strong>MediaGrid</strong> Cluster to a Windows<br />

Domain<br />

System Configuration<br />

NOTE: If you already set up Active Directory authentication as part of the Configuration Assistant, you can<br />

continue to Verifying ContentServer and ContentDirector Services.<br />

<strong>Omneon</strong> <strong>MediaGrid</strong> supports both Active Directory (AD) and Lightweight Directory Access<br />

Protocol (LDAP) for authentication and directory services. Follow the instructions in this section to<br />

join <strong>Omneon</strong> <strong>MediaGrid</strong> to a Windows domain.<br />

Choosing the Best Authentication Method<br />

Consult Table 2 to help you choose the best Windows authentication interface.<br />

Table 2. Choosing a Windows Authentication Interface<br />

Authentication<br />

Type:<br />

Active Directory (Samba) Windows Domain or Active Directory<br />

Windows 2000 Server (Samba)<br />

Primarily for: Active Directory Windows<br />

Servers in simple configurations<br />

Requirements: Active Directory on Windows<br />

Server 2008 and 2003<br />

Once you have decided on an authentication method, choose from the following procedures:<br />

• Configuring for Active Directory<br />

• Configuring for Windows Domain or Active Directory Windows Server 2000<br />

Authentication<br />

For authentication using LDAP, refer to Joining an <strong>Omneon</strong> <strong>MediaGrid</strong> Cluster to a Lightweight<br />

Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Domain.<br />

For Macintosh client computers, refer to Adding the <strong>Omneon</strong> <strong>MediaGrid</strong> Devices to the Local<br />

DNS. For information on joining the <strong>Omneon</strong> <strong>MediaGrid</strong> to Apple Open Directory, refer to Joining<br />

an <strong>Omneon</strong> <strong>MediaGrid</strong> Cluster to an Apple Open Directory Domain.<br />

Configuring for Active Directory<br />

Connecting <strong>Omneon</strong> <strong>MediaGrid</strong> to<br />

older Windows servers<br />

Windows Domain Controller or<br />

Active Directory on Windows Server<br />

2000 only<br />

Complete the following procedures to use the standard method of Active Directory authentication.<br />

The Active Directory Domain name must be a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN), which is a<br />

domain name containing three or four parts, (for example, “ahost.example.com”).<br />

NOTE: The following steps must be performed when replacing a ContentDirector.<br />

<strong>Omneon</strong>, Now Part of <strong>Harmonic</strong> 95

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