'''Note:''' The VPX and DCUI accounts are system accounts used by vCenter and Direct Console User Interface respectively.  

'''Note:''' The VPX and DCUI accounts are system accounts used by vCenter and Direct Console User Interface respectively.  

It is possible to reconfigure the ESXi host to be joined to the Microsoft Active Directory Domain, and source users and groups from this LDAP source, rather than using local groups. There are two main ways to achieve this configuration. One uses either the Web Client or PowerCLI to join the ESXi host to the domain. This requires credentials sufficient in Active Director to complete the process. Alternatively, the vSphere Authentication Proxy can achieve the same result with the need for domain credentials.  

It is possible to reconfigure the ESXi host to be joined to the Microsoft Active Directory Domain, and source users and groups from this LDAP source, rather than using local groups. There are two main ways to achieve this configuration. One uses either the vSphere Client or PowerCLI to join the ESXi host to the domain. This requires credentials sufficient in Active Director to complete the process. Alternatively, the vSphere Authentication Proxy can achieve the same result without the need for domain credentials.