How to check ESXi have TPM chip installed

 

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.

Check ESXi TPM details from vCenter server

 

Vcenter Server->Monitor ->Security

here ESXI will list as below with TPM version if installed.

A general runtime error occurred. Key provider NKP is not compatible with the host . Reason: "TPM2 device is required."

 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:

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

 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