When setting up a cifs SVM.
Prerequisite: the time difference between DNS/AD and the cluster is no more than 5 minutes.
cl1::*> cifs create -vserver cifs_sales -cifs-server CIFS_SALES -domain netapp.local -ou CN=Computers -default-site "" -status-admin up
In order to create an Active Directory machine account for the CIFS server, you must supply the name and password of a Windows account with sufficient
privileges to add computers to the "CN=Computers" container within the "NETAPP.LOCAL" domain. 
Enter the user name: administrator
Enter the password:
Error: Machine account creation procedure failed
  [  0 ms] Trying to create machine account 'CIFS_SALES' in domain
           'NETAPP.LOCAL' for virtual server 'cifs_sales'
  [     2] Unable to connect to any of the provided DNS servers
  [     2] Cannot find any domain controllers using DNS queries for
           'NETAPP.LOCAL';verify the domain name and the node's DNS
           configuration
  [     3] Unable to connect to any of the provided DNS servers
  [     3] No servers found in DNS lookup to 192.168.4.247 for
           _ldap._tcp.NETAPP.LOCAL.
  [     3] No servers available for MS_LDAP_AD, vserver: 9, domain:
           NETAPP.LOCAL.
  [     3] Cannot find any domain controllers;verify the domain name
           and your DNS configuration
**[     3] FAILURE: Failed to find a domain controller
Error: command failed: Failed to create the Active Directory machine account "CIFS_SALES". Reason: SecD Error: Cannot find an appropriate domain
       controller.
Problem may be solved by adding a preferred-dc to the SVM:
cl1::*> domain preferred-dc add -vserver cifs_sales -domain netapp.local -preferred-dc 192.168.4.247
