Adding ESXi 4.1 to the domain

[A25Simon]

Hi Guys,

I have my ESX newly installed... DNS Servers are updated via the console and domain was specified as well. But i cant seem to ping the FQDN of the esx server....

What can I do ?

[Troy_Clavell]

for 4.1, you'll still need to manually add the DNS records.  Have you added the records to your DNS Server?

[A25Simon]

Hmm ok I’ve not added added a unix based host to DNS.. Do you have a HOW-TO doc I can refer to….

Thanks.

[Troy_Clavell]

if you have access to your DNS Server, find the domain in which you want to add the record to, right click and chose "New Host".  From there type in the host name and IP address.

[A25Simon]

DNS Added. But I cant still add ESX to VC. VC windows server is on separate but trusted domain… can’t understand why vSphere is not allowing me to add the ESX.

Scenario

[Troy_Clavell · Accepted solution]

you can ping by IP address from vCenter to your ESXi Host?  Now that you've added to host record to DNS, you can ping by FQDN?  What error are you getting when trying to add to vCenter?  What version of vCenter are you running?

[A25Simon]

THanks ,.. the DNS addition worked.