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  Run below command to verify whether the ESXi have TPM chip installed [root@localhost:~] esxcli hardware trustedboot get    Drtm Enabled: false    Tpm Present: false Tpm Present "False" means TPM chip is not present.

  Vcenter Server->Monitor ->Security here ESXI will list as below with TPM version if installed.

 Error: A general runtime error occurred. Key provider NKP is not compatible with the host . Reason: "TPM2 device is required." Solution: Create a new Native Key Provider with "TPM" option unchecked as below:

 Error: While creating a VM on encrypted datastore as: A general runtime error occurred. Key provider NKP is not compatible with the host . Reason: "The host does not support Native Key Provider because it is not in a cluster  Solution: Move the ESXi host to a cluster and re-try the operation