ESXi Hardware Requirements - VMware Docs Home
docs.vmware.com › en › VMware-vSphereOct 27, 2021 · ESXi 7.0 requires a host with at least two CPU cores. ESXi 7.0 supports a broad range of multi-core of 64-bit x86 processors. For a complete list of supported processors, see the VMware compatibility guide at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility. ESXi 7.0 requires the NX/XD bit to be enabled for the CPU in the BIOS. ESXi 7.0 requires a minimum of 4 GB of physical RAM. Provide at least 8 GB of RAM to run virtual machines in typical production environments.
CPU Compatibility and EVC - VMware
docs.vmware.com › en › VMware-vSphereAug 20, 2020 · CPU Compatibility and EVC. vCenter Server performs compatibility checks before it allows migration of running or suspended virtual machines to ensure that the virtual machine is compatible with the target host. vMotion transfers the running state of a virtual machine between underlying ESXi systems. Live migration requires that the processors of the target host provide the same instructions to the virtual machine after migration that the processors of the source host provided before migration.