JStamp wrote:  My settings: SmartConnect name: server1.domain.local SmartConnect IP: 10.10.10.10 (A) Record for server1 under the domain.local zone pointing to 10.10.10.10 Users connect to share: server1\sharename    The (A) Record should be a unique name for the SmartConnect Service IP (and not for the zone name that you specified for the pool).  So what you should have at the end of the day is as follows:  1) (A) Record for 10.10.10.10 such as server1-ssip.domain.local - not for server1.domain.local  2) Delegation record for zone: server1.domain.local via server1-ssip.domain.local
We've been having random issues where users are getting prompted for passwords when connecting to shares on the Isilon. This usually happens after the computer (laptop) has been disconnected (went to sleep, etc.) and then is reconnected. Providing their credentials does not allow connection. This behavior is inconsistent and fairly random. Reboots seem to be the only fix.  I see no login failures in the Security log on the domain controllers for those users when they have the issue. It seems to me the Isilon or the computer isn't actually trying to authenticate.  The Active Directory authentication settings on the Isilon look fine, though there are a lot of Advanced options that are not set.  Since I don't know if this is a Windows/AD issue or an Isilon issue, I'd like to find out if there are logs on the Isilon that show it contacting the domain controllers to authenticate connections. From the AD side, I see no evidence that this is happening.  Also, recently I discovered that we had multiple DNS A records pointing to the many IP addresses on the nodes of the Isilon. Obviously this is not best practice and the Isilon isn't being load balanced using SmartConnect. The DNS fix to make a delegated zone is scheduled later this week. Would it be possible that this current DNS setup is causing this random prompt if each system has several different mapped drives to different shares on the Isilon?  Thanks for any advice.  Software version: 6.5.4.12
Active Directory/Windows Authentication Issues