Comments on: Configure VMware ESXi 4.1 for Active Directory Integration

By: Alroth

Alroth — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:19:00 +0000

did you ever get this resolved cuz I have the same issue.

By: ESXi Active Directory Integration « windowsmasher

ESXi Active Directory Integration « windowsmasher — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:26:12 +0000

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By: Clawson

Clawson — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:43:00 +0000

I’m like most server admins too busy and not enough time to configure the small things! I got around to this and I appreciate your guide. It has helped me out a lot and I appreciate it. Thank you for taking the time to put together this guide.

By: Omar

Omar — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:16:00 +0000

Do the servers have the time synchronized?

Maybe one of the ESXi had the time similar to the DC, and the other one had a different time, preventing the AD authentication.

By: Unable To Log Into VMware ESXi with Windows Credentials « Deobfuscate

Unable To Log Into VMware ESXi with Windows Credentials « Deobfuscate — Tue, 17 May 2011 16:10:14 +0000

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By: Implementing the HyTrust Appliance – Part 2 « Notes from a Sysadmin

Implementing the HyTrust Appliance – Part 2 « Notes from a Sysadmin — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:06:41 +0000

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By: Sanbsp020

Sanbsp020 — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:49:00 +0000

this good article ESXi and AD point view for the Integration….

By: Derek Ross

Derek Ross — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:08:00 +0000

I connect fine without needed a user to be in a group called ESX Admins. I added a Test group with a Test use in it and it worked wonderfully.

Nice presentation at the San Fran VMworld, btw

By: Not Valid

Not Valid — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 07:31:00 +0000

Just FYI:
When joining a domain you have to mask special characters, like the with a . Probably because this is handled by a low level kernel function?
Hence test\administrator will work, but no testadministrator.

By: Bpsardoni

Bpsardoni — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 14:40:00 +0000

Sorry my post is for ESX not ESXI but I am still looking to authticate to AD from the console using the new AD authentication packaged with ESX4.1 If anyone has a link I can go to that would be great. As I posted earlier I have it working using kerberos5 but I would rather do it directly through AD if possible.