US 11,675,746 B2
Virtualized server systems and methods including domain joining techniques
Hemantha Kumar Thummala, San Jose, CA (US); Krishna Shibu Pillai, Bangalore (IN); Manish Gupta, Bangalore (IN); and Shyamsunder Prayagchand Rathi, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to Nutanix, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Nutanix, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/364,453.
Application 17/364,453 is a division of application No. 15/966,943, filed on Apr. 30, 2018, granted, now 11,086,826.
Prior Publication US 2021/0397587 A1, Dec. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 16/182 (2019.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G06F 9/455 (2018.01)
CPC G06F 16/182 (2019.01) [G06F 9/45558 (2013.01); H04L 63/08 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45579 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45583 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
requesting a distributed file server including a file server virtual machines (FSVM) join an active directory domain, wherein the file server virtual machine is configured to conduct input/output (I/O) transactions with a storage pool shared by the distributed file server;
receiving an identification of an action to perform using active directory credentials;
performing the actions using the active directory credentials;
initiating a domain join process using regular credentials, wherein the regular credentials are different than the active directory credentials; and
receiving verification of completion of the domain join process including the actions using the regular credentials.