In vSphere version 7.0U3f and later, set the guest VM virtual disks to the default, NVMe controller. When creating a new virtual machine in vSphere 7.0U3f and later, in Customise hardware, click the ADD NEW DEVICE dropdown Figure 215. New virtual machine Under Controllers, select NVMe Controller. Figure 216. Add NVMe controller Expand New Hard Disk, next to Virtual Device Node, select New NVMe Controller from the dropdown, and select the appropriate NVMe New Hard Disk. Figure 217. Set virtual device node Confirm the settings in Ready to complete and click FINISH. Figure 218. New virtual machine ready to complete Note: In vSphere versions 7.0U3c to 7.0U3e, set the guest VM virtual disks to the default SCSI controller. Figure 219. Settings of the guest VM with SCSI controller and hard disk