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Learning VMware vSphere
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Learning VMware vSphere

by Rebecca Fitzhugh, Abhilash G B
October 2016
Beginner
606 pages
11h 7m
English
Packt Publishing
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Securing vCenter Server

A big part of securing vCenter Server is limiting access. Ensure that permissions are given only as necessary and that the roles used to specify privileges explicitly give what is necessary, nothing more and nothing less. For more information on permissions, see the section on vSphere permissions later in this chapter.

Joining vCenter Server Appliance to an Active Directory domain

The vCenter Server Appliance may be joined to an Active Directory domain so that Active Directory accounts can be used to authenticate directly to the virtual machine.

To join the vCenter Server Appliance to an Active Directory domain:

  1. Navigate to Administration and go to System Configuration using the vSphere Web Client.
  2. Choose Nodes and select the ...
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