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Deployment Guide—VMware IaaS on PowerEdge MX Servers and PowerMax Storage
Introduction Predeployment Requirements Physical Layout Network Configuration SAN Storage Deployment and Configuration Management Cluster Deployment
Installing ESXi on the management hosts
Configuring the ESXi management network
Configuring standard virtual switches
Creating a management datastore from the PowerMax LUN
Deploying vCenter Server Appliance
Adding vCenter Server to Unisphere storage management
Configuring Active Directory authentication (optional)
Disabling SSH on ESXi hosts (optional)
Configuring the management cluster
Compute Cluster Deployment Management Software and Data Protection Deployment References Site Survey

Configuring Active Directory authentication (optional)

Configuring Active Directory authentication (optional)

  • This section describes the optional, additional steps that are necessary to configure Active Directory authentication for vCenter.

    1. Open a web browser and go to the vSphere Web Client at https://<vCenter Server Appliance FQDN or IP>/vsphere-client.
    1. Login as the SSO administrator (example: administrator@vsphere.local).
    2. Select Administration > Deployment > System Configuration.
    3. Click Nodes, and then click the vCenter Server Appliance node, as shown in the following example.

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    Figure 21.     vCenter Server Appliance node selection

    1. Under the Manage tab, click Settings and select Advanced > Active Directory.
    2. Click Join and enter the requested information for your domain.
    3. Click OK.
    4. Under the context menu, right-click the vCenter Server Appliance and select Reboot.
    5. After vCenter Server Appliance restarts, open a web browser and go to the vSphere Web Client at https://<vCenter Server Appliance FQDN or IP>/vsphere-client.
    6. Log in as the SSO administrator (example: administrator@vsphere.local).
    7. Select Administration > Single Sign-On > Configuration.
    8. Click the Identity Sources tab.
    9. Click the green plus sign (+) to add an identity source.
    10. On the Select Identity Source Type page, select Active Directory (Integrated Windows Authentication).
    11. Enter the domain name, and then click OK.