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An administrator needs to join several ESXi hosts in the environment to the corporate Active Directory instance. The container and path for the OU is ServersVMware. The FQDN of the local Active Directory is CORP.AD.
Which option accurately shows the information an administrator would enter when configuring an ESXi host to join the domain and ensures the host is placed in the appropriate OU?
A. ldap://CORP.AD:389/Servers/VMware
B. CORP.AD/Servers/VMware
C. cn=VMware, ou=Servers, dc=CORP, dc=AD
D. ou=VMware, ou=Servers, dc=CORP, dc=AD
Correct Answer: B
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Since vSphere 5, the ESXi host can be joined to an Active Directory domain and placed into a specific Organizational Unit (OU) in a single step.
To add a vSphere hosts to AD log on to the vSphere Client and from the “Host and Clusters” view:
Select the host.
Select the “Configuration” tab.
Select “Authentication Services”.
From the “Authentication Services Settings”, select “Properties…” to launch the “Directory Services Configuration”.
Set “Select Directory Service Type” to “Active Directory”.
Enter the name of the AD domain.
Click “Join Domain”.
If you only specify the domain name in step 6, the hosts will be added to the default OU. To add the hosts to a specific OU container, you must specify the container in the format <domain>/<OU Path> step 6.
Thus, specifying CORP.AD/Servers/VMware in step 6 would add the hosts to the correct OU.
References:
https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2012/09/joining-vsphere-hosts-to-active-directory.html
http://www.boche.net/blog/index.php/2011/11/10/add-esxi-to-an-active-directory-ou/
