on the CeBIT 2005 I talked to an NetApp technican, who told me that the samba DC is not supported and playing with it is wasting time - so for me I stop playing.
That might be the official line, but don't forget that ONTAP supports NetWare domain controllers, and the Novell code is just SAMBA on top of eDirectory.
See:
http://www.netapp.com/tech_library/3343.html
Alternatively, you can use our XAD identity server, which supports Data ONTAP as well as Active Directory clients. More information at:
http://www.padl.com/Products/XAD.html
cheers,
-- Luke
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