2V0-621 · Question #36
An administrator needs to create an Integrated Windows Authentication (IWA) Identity Source on a newly deployed vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA). Which two actions will accomplish this? (Choose two.)
The correct answer is A. Use a Service Principal Name (SPN) to configure the Identity Source. C. Join the VCSA to Active Directory and configure the Identity Source with a Machine Account. IWA identity source on VCSA is configured either by joining the appliance to Active Directory using a Machine Account or by specifying a Service Principal Name (SPN).
Question
An administrator needs to create an Integrated Windows Authentication (IWA) Identity Source on a newly deployed vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA). Which two actions will accomplish this? (Choose two.)
Options
- AUse a Service Principal Name (SPN) to configure the Identity Source.
- BUse a Domain administrator to configure the Identity Source.
- CJoin the VCSA to Active Directory and configure the Identity Source with a Machine Account.
- DCreate a computer account in Active Directory for the VCSA and configure the Identity Source.
How the community answered
(58 responses)- A84% (49)
- B10% (6)
- D5% (3)
Why each option
IWA identity source on VCSA is configured either by joining the appliance to Active Directory using a Machine Account or by specifying a Service Principal Name (SPN).
Using a Service Principal Name (SPN) is a valid method to configure an IWA identity source on a VCSA that has not been domain-joined, as the SPN provides the necessary Kerberos identity mapping to Active Directory without requiring full domain membership.
Providing a Domain Administrator credential alone is not a recognized configuration method for IWA on VCSA - the identity source requires either a Machine Account (via domain join) or an SPN, not a generic administrative account.
Joining the VCSA to Active Directory and using the resulting Machine Account is the standard domain-join method for IWA - the domain join process automatically registers the VCSA as a computer object in AD, and that Machine Account is then used to authenticate the IWA identity source connection.
Manually creating a separate computer account in AD is not a distinct supported approach - when joining the VCSA to the domain (option C), the machine account is created automatically as part of that process, making a separate manual creation step redundant and not a prescribed workflow.
Concept tested: Configuring IWA identity source on vCenter Server Appliance
Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-authentication/GUID-D2EEF652-6B8E-4708-ABFD-B1572C968898.html
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