

As a home lab or a small home server it should be fine. I can not guarantee that it will work stable. To clarify, the system is not supported by VMware, so do not use this system in a productive environment. Refer to the installation section for installation instructions. ESXi 6.5: Currently there is no release that works out of the box because there is a problem with the network driver.ESXi 6.0 Update 3 (Build 5050593) released in February 2017.It does not state that the device won't work.ĮSXi runs out of the box starting with the following releases: Not supported means that you can't open an SR with VMware when you have a problem. Some components were accidentally listed a few weeks ago but their listing has been removed. The NUC is not supported by VMware and not listed in the HCL. M.2 22x42/80 slot for SATA3 or PCIe X4 Gen3 NVMe OR AHCI SSD To get an ESXi Host installed you additionally need: Available with and without 2.5″ HDD slot.Gen7 NUCs are available with i3, i5 and i7 CPU. I've posted a preview of the new models about 2 months ago. They are small, silent, transportable and have a very low power consumption, making it a great server for your homelab. NUCs are not officially supported by VMware but they are very widespread in many homelabs or test environments. Intel's 7th Gen NUC is currently rolled out and after a resolved issue with the NIC driver, it's time to take a look at their capabilities as homeserver running VMware ESXi.
