In Microsoft Windows 2000, domains are named according to the Internet's domain name system, and a Domain Name Service (DNS) server is commonly used to resolve these names into their IP addresses. A DNS server contains a database of names specified in user-friendly standard domain name dot format. A system such as the NetCache appliance might send a host name to the DNS server, and the DNS server would resolve the name to its mapped host IP address and service.
A Windows 2000 domain, or Active Directory (AD) domain, integrates tightly with DNS. When a Windows 2000 server exports a service, it advertises that service in DNS by creating a Service Location Resource (SRV) record that indicates the type of service it provides and lists its host name.
All hosts that must access Windows 2000 domain services must have access to the DNS server storing these records. For example, if a NetCache appliance must communicate with an AD server or a Kerberos server, it must be able to access the AD DNS server. If it must circumvent the DNS server, the NetCache appliance must have access to the information stored in the SRV records. This process is explained in greater detail in Circumventing DNS.
Joining the appliance to a Microsoft Windows 2000 domain using DNS is simple. You configure the appliance to use the AD DNS server, and the NetCache will discover the appropriate domain controller through DNS. You can join the NetCache appliance to the domain using either the Appliance Manager or the CLI (see Procedures and option descriptions).
To join a Microsoft Windows 2000 domain using DNS, you must provide the following information.
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