In last post of this series we have seen how to create and configure dvswitch and portgroups on dvswitch and how to migrate networking from Standard switch to dvSwitch.
In this post we will see how to configure basic esxi host settings.
If you have missed earlier posts of this series then you can access the same by clicking on below links:
3: Installing and Configuring Esxi Server 6
5: Enabling AD Authentication for vCenter Server
6: vCenter Server 6 Basic Configuration
7: Configuring dvSwitch & Port groups
Let’s get started with some basic configuration tasks on the Esxi host.
Adding Esxi hosts to Domain
It’s always a good idea to add Esxi hosts to your corporate domain. Adding Esxi hosts to domain allow you to push specific configurations and security settings from your Domain Controller. Also it can help you track which user has done what activity on esxi hosts (in case Esxi host is disconnected from vCenter and user needs to connect to host directly)
Connect to vCenter server Web-Client and select the Esxi host. … Read More