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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.
View Directory Service Settings
You can view the type of directory server, if any, that the host uses to authenticate users and the directory
server settings.
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