Active Directory issues with ESXi 6.0 Update 2 and an automated fix

Lately VMware published two new Knowledge Base (KB) articles that should alarm all people using Active Directory (AD) authentication with their ESXi 6.0 hosts:

• KB2145611: ESXi 6.0 hosts become unresponsive when joined to an Active Directory domain
• KB2145400: Actions performed against Active Directory may fail after upgrading to ESXi 6.0 Update 2

Let's have a closer look at these articles and make sure that you draw the right conclusions.