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Prerequisites
Verify that the vSphere Client is connected to the host.
Procedure
1 Select a host in the vSphere Client inventory, and click the Configuration tab.
2 Under Software, click Authentication Services.
3 Click Properties.
4 In the User Directory Services dialog box, select the directory service from the drop-down menu.
5 Enter a domain.
Use the form name.tld or name.tld/container/path.
6 Click Join Domain.
7 Enter the user name and password of a directory service user who has permissions to join the host to
the domain, and click OK.
8 Click OK to close the Directory Services Configuration dialog box.
View Directory Service Settings
You can view the type of directory server, if any, the host uses to authenticate users and the directory server
settings.
Procedure
1 Select a host in the vSphere Client inventory, and click the Configuration tab.
2 Under Software, select Authentication Services.
The Authentication Services Settings page displays the directory service and domain settings.
Use vSphere Authentication Proxy to Add a Host to a Domain
When you join a host to a directory service domain, you can use the vSphere Authentication Proxy server
for authentication instead of transmitting user-supplied Active Directory credentials.
You can enter the domain name in one of two ways:
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name.tld (for example, domain.com): The account is created under the default container.
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name.tld/container/path (for example, domain.com/OU1/OU2): The account is created under a particular
organizational unit (OU).
Prerequisites
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Verify that the vSphere Client is connected to the host.
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If ESXi is configured with a DHCP address, set up the DHCP range as described in the vSphere Security
documentation..
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If ESXi is configured with a static IP address, verify that its associated profile is configured to use the
vSphere Authentication Proxy service to join a domain so that the authentication proxy server can trust
the ESXi IP address.
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If ESXi is using a self-signed certificate, verify that the host has been added to vCenter Server. This
allows the authentication proxy server to trust ESXi.
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