Cisco Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Expressway
Net Ads Testjoin
1.
Login as root over SSH or via the serial interface.
2.
Type:
net ads testjoin
The VCS will report:
[<Date, Time>] <success or failure logs>
Join to domain <success or failure>
Join to domain <success or failure>
Failed reasons may include:
Preauthentication failed
To fix this, re-enter username and password on web interface and click Save.
(You may have to edit another field on the web page to allow the username and password to be configurable –
then return the field to the required value before clicking Save.)
(You may have to edit another field on the web page to allow the username and password to be configurable –
then return the field to the required value before clicking Save.)
Leaving a Domain
Note
: For clusters, a Leave Domain must be carried out for each peer.
To get VCS to leave the AD domain:
1.
Login as root over SSH or via the serial interface.
2.
Type:
domain_management
you will be presented with the options:
-----------------------------------
1) Join Domain
2) Leave Domain
3) VCS Status
4) Domain Information
5) Exit
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1) Join Domain
2) Leave Domain
3) VCS Status
4) Domain Information
5) Exit
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3.
Choose option
2 Leave Domain
.
4.
When asked, enter the domain administrator username.
5.
When asked, enter the domain administrator password (case sensitive).
A successful Leave will result in the messages:
Deleted account for ‘<DNS Local hostname>’ in realm ‘<AD DOMAIN (FQDN)>’
…
Domain leave succeeded
…
Domain leave succeeded
Note that the domain administrator username and password are not stored in VCS; they are only used in Join AD
domain, Leave AD domain and VCS Status operations.
domain, Leave AD domain and VCS Status operations.
Example Process for Moving Jabber Video Users to AD Direct Authentication
To migrate Jabber Video users to AD direct authentication:
1.
Ensure that VCS is running version X6.1 or later code.
2.
Upgrade all Jabber Video clients to version 4.2 or later.
This can be achieved via provisioning – users will be alerted to the fact that a new version of code is available
to download. See Cisco Jabber Video for TelePresence Administrator Guide for details.
to download. See Cisco Jabber Video for TelePresence Administrator Guide for details.
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