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            <h1>Join VMware vSphere (ESXi) Host to Active Directory Domain</h1>
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          <h2>Create DNS entry</h2>

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	<li>Click the Start button &gt; Windows Administrative Tools &gt; DNS</li>
	<li>Expand the DNS server and domain name</li>
	<li>Right Click the domain name &gt; New Host (A or AAAA)</li>
	<li>Type the dns name and target IP address &gt; Click OK</li>
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<h2>Create&nbsp;ESX Admins Group</h2>

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	<li>Click the Start button &gt; Windows Administrative Tools &gt; Active Directory Users and Computers</li>
	<li>Expand the domain name</li>
	<li>Right click on the Users container &gt; New &gt; Group</li>
	<li>Name the group ESX Admins &gt; Click OK</li>
	<li>Double click the newly created ESX Admins group</li>
	<li>Select the Members tab &gt; Click the Add... button</li>
	<li>Add users who will be administrators for the ESXI host</li>
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<h2>Joining the Domain</h2>

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	<li>Open a web browser and navigate to the VMware vSphere web UI</li>
	<li>Log in with an administrative account</li>
	<li>Click Manage in the left navigation menu</li>
	<li>Click Time &amp; date in the left sub navigation menu</li>
	<li>Select&nbsp;Use Network Time Protocol (enable NTP client)</li>
	<li>Set the Startup policy to Start and stop with host</li>
	<li>Enter the domain controller IP address(es) in the NTP server area</li>
	<li>Click the Save button</li>
	<li>Click the Actions button &gt; Start to start the NTP server</li>
	<li>Click the Security &amp; users tab in the main content area</li>
	<li>Click Authentication in the left sub navigation menu</li>
	<li>Click the Join Domain button</li>
	<li>Fill out the join domain fields providing a domain admin account</li>
	<li>Click the Join domain button</li>
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