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Joining the ASM to a Domain

Please note that this operation automatically reboots the ASM to complete.

1. In Domain Action, select Join to a Domain. Notes:
   • The ASM computer name must be NetBIOS compliant with a maximum length of 15 characters.
   • The name used must match the name used during the Central Site Tasks steps
2. In Domain Name, enter the name of the domain used by your Microsoft Lync environment.
3. In User Name, enter the user name of the account with domain administrator privileges.
   This can be entered in the form of username@domain or domain\username

4. In Password, enter the password of the account with domain administrator privileges.

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   Caption 0 Figure 1 Domain Configuration

    

    

5. Click the OK button to join to the Domain. A series of status messages will be dispatched when joining to the domain:

   1. Setting hostname step:

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      Caption 0 Figure 1 Setting Hostname

       

       

   2. Joining to domain step:

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      Caption 0 Figure 1 Joining to Domain Step

       

       

   3. ASM Reboot complete:

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      Caption 0 Figure 1 ASM Reboot

       

       

Un-joining the ASM from a Domain

This is not a common operation, but can be used in the event you have incorrectly joined to the wrong domain. This operation does not reboot the ASM.

1. In Domain Action, select Unjoin from Current Domain.

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   Caption 0 Figure 1 Domain Action

    

    

2. Click OK. The following status message is dispatched:

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   Caption 0 Figure 1 Status Message