After installing the nVidia VIB on your ESXi host as per Installing and configuring the NVIDIA VIB on ESXi (2033434), you experience these issues:
000:001:00.0Address: 000:001:00.0Segment: 0x0000Bus: 0x01Slot: 0x00Function: 0x00VMkernel Name:Vendor Name: NVIDIA CorporationDevice Name: NVIDIAQuadro 6000WHITE PAPER / 28Virtual Machine Graphics AccelerationDeployment GuideConfigured Owner: UnknownCurrent Owner: VMkernelVendor ID: 0x10deDevice ID: 0x0df8SubVendor ID: 0x103cSubDevice ID: 0x0835Device Class: 0x0300Device Class Name: VGA compatible controllerProgramming Interface: 0x00Revision ID: 0xa1Interrupt Line: 0x0bIRQ: 11Interrupt Vector: 0x78PCI Pin: 0x69Spawned Bus: 0x00Flags: 0x0201Module ID: 71Module Name: nvidiaChassis: 0Physical Slot: 1Slot Description:Passthru Capable: trueParent Device: PCI 0:0:1:0Dependent Device: PCI 0:0:1:0Reset Method: Bridge resetFPT Sharable: true
If the Module Name is different than nvidia, the graphics card may not be presenting properly on the ESXi host, which results in the Xorg service failing to start.
If this does not resolve the issue, open a Support Request with VMware for further assistance and investigation. For more information, see Filing a Support Request in Customer Connect (2006985).