Unable to Join the ESXi host in Domain

[RanjnaAggarwal]

I am facing this very strange problem. I was trying to join ESXi5.0 to domain and task is completed successfully and then under the Authentication Services properties link gets greyed out. Anyone any idea of this.

[JCMorrissey]

Hi,

Have you tried logging on directly to the esx host rather than through vCenter and tried adding?

related link (although mentioning 4.1 should be relevant to 5.0):

http://technodrone.blogspot.com/2010/07/esxi-41-active-directory-integration.html

Let me know if still having the issue

[RanjnaAggarwal]

Hi,

  I knew how to join host in to domain.......i am only asking about this strange issue why PROPERTIES link under the authentication services is greyed out?

[JCMorrissey]

Hi,

Yes i think from looking at the notes that it points to be greyed out if you trying to access properties via

a login into vCenter, rather than a direct logon to the host itself

[RanjnaAggarwal]

I am accessing esxi host directly not via vCenter.

[JCMorrissey]

Hi,

And you have the "ESX Admins" AD group in place?

[RanjnaAggarwal]

no