---
title: "activedirectory show_ad_gcs"
slug: "activedirectory-show-ad-gcs"
tags: ["5.5"]
updated: 2026-10-27T23:00:54Z
published: 2026-10-27T23:00:54Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/activedirectory-show-ad-gcs"
---

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# activedirectory show_ad_gcs

This command shows automatically discovered Active Directory global catalog servers.

The display shows the URI of the Active Directory global catalog (GC) server that is currently used by the cluster and the time to the next global catalog refresh (in seconds). Following is a list of other discovered GC servers, each with indication of its URI, status (such as HEALTHY or FAILED), and whether it is on the same Active Directory site as the cluster.

The display does not include GC servers from other trusted forests (even when [multi-forest authentication](/docs-5-5/docs/active-directory#active-directory-multiforest-authentication) is enabled).

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> When Active Directory domain auto-discovery is disabled or Active Directory information is not available, no data is displayed.

## Usage

```plaintext
activedirectory show_ad_gcs --id ID
```

## Required Parameters

| `--id ID` | Specifies which Active Directory configuration to show. |
| --- | --- |

## Example

```plaintext
vcli: admin> activedirectory show_ad_gcs --id 7
Current Global Catalog Details:
 URI: ldap://abc.company-ad.com
 Next global catalog refresh (sec): 3049
+------------------------------------+---------+---------+
| URI                                | STATE   | ON SITE |
+------------------------------------+---------+---------+
| ldap://abc.company-ad.com          | HEALTHY | True    |
| ldap://def.company-ad.com          | HEALTHY | False   |
+------------------------------------+---------+---------+
```