An ESXi host can also be joined to an AD domain to allow users and groups to manage the hypervisor. When the host is added to AD, the domain group ESX Admins is granted full administrative access to the host:
- Log in to the host through a web console by entering the address https://<ESXi_IP>/ui in your favorite browser, then select the Manage menu.
- Go to the Security & users tab and select the Authentication sub-menu. Click on the Joined domain field to join the host to the domain.
- Enter the domain name and the credentials of an AD user with sufficient permissions to join computers to the domain. Click on the Join Domain... button:
The ESXi joined to the AD domain