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Requirements for using GPOs with your SMB server

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To use Group Policy Objects (GPOs) with your SMB server, your system must meet several requirements.

  • SMB must be licensed on the cluster. The SMB license is included with ONTAP One. If you don't have ONTAP One and the license is not installed, contact your sales representative.

  • A SMB server must be configured and joined to a Windows Active Directory domain.

  • The SMB server admin status must be on.

  • GPOs must be configured and applied to the Windows Active Directory Organizational Unit (OU) containing the SMB server computer object.

  • GPO support must be enabled on the SMB server.