vSphere Management assistant (vMA): How to join Active Directory domain

It is recommended practice the vSphere remote management platform like vMA to be a domain member considering security prospective.

How to add vMA to AD domain:

• Verify current status of domain membership. As you can see in below image, vMA is not joined to domain yet.

• Add vMA appliance to AD domain using Domainjoin-CLI command. Enter the domain admin password when prompted.

• Verify the domain membership after adding vMA to Domain.