SEV-ES requires a supported guest operating system

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

A virtual machine with SEV-ES enabled will not function if the guest operating system does not support SEV-ES. Supported guests include Photon OS version 3 and later. Other Linux guests with SEV-ES support will also be supported.

Resolution

Install a supported guest operating system.

For more information: * AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization-Encrypted State Overview
https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc/GUID-FB511CBA-4B89-469F-9799-D1347E1F2B0A.html