There are VMs which "VMware EVC" is not displayed in "Configuration" tab.

Products

• VMware vCenter Server
• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Some VMs have "VMware EVC" entry in "Configuration" tab, while others do not.

The following is the situation in which "VMware EVC" is not displayed.

Environment

VMware vCenter Server 7.0.x
VMware vCenter Server 8.0.x
VMware vSphere ESXi 7.0.x
VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0.x

Cause

"VMware EVC" entry in the VM's Configuration tab is a entry available for VM's hardware version 14 or later.

Resolution

Upgrade the virtual machine's hardware version to 14 or later according to Upgrading a virtual machine to the latest hardware version (multiple versions).


If you only need to check the EVC mode of VMs without setting per-VM EVC, you can use the workaround below to verify it.

Workaround:
Use the following PowerCLI cmdlets to check the EVC mode for each VM.

Get-VM | select Name,HardwareVersion,@{Name='EvcMode';Expression={$_.ExtensionData.Runtime.MinRequiredEVCModeKey}}

Additional Information

Japanese Version:
構成タブに VMware EVC が表示されない仮想マシンが存在する


Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) Explained

Enhanced vMotion Compatibility as a Virtual Machine Attribute

Configuring Per-VM EVC with PowerCLI