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2 Ensure that the DNS servers that you configured for the host can resolve the host names for the
Active Directory controllers.
a Browse to the host in the vSphere Web Client object navigator.
b Click Configure..
c Under Networking, click TCP/IP configuration.
d Under TCP/IP Stack: Default, click DNS and verify that the host name and DNS server
information for the host are correct.
What to do next
Use the vSphere Web Client to join a directory service domain. See Add a Host to a Directory Service
Domain. For hosts that are provisioned with Auto Deploy, set up the vSphere Authentication Proxy. See
Using vSphere Authentication Proxy.
Add a Host to a Directory Service Domain
To have your host use a directory service, you must join the host to the directory service domain.
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).
To use the vSphere Authentication Proxy service, see Using vSphere Authentication Proxy.
Procedure
1 Browse to the host in the vSphere Web Client inventory.
2 Click Configure.
3 Under System, select Authentication Services.
4 Click Join Domain.
5 Enter a domain.
Use the form name.tld or name.tld/container/path.
6 Enter the user name and password of a directory service user who has permissions to join the host to
the domain, and click OK.
7 (Optional) If you intend to use an authentication proxy, enter the proxy server IP address.
8 Click OK to close the Directory Services Configuration dialog box.
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