ESXi 8.0 includes an enhanced virtual topology feature.
The virtual topology of a VM enables optimization within GOS for placement and load balancing. Selecting an accurate virtual topology that aligns with the underlying physical topology of the host where the VM is running is crucial for application performance.
ESXi 8.0 automatically selects optimal coresPerSocket for a VM and optimal virtual L3 size. It also includes a new virtual motherboard layout to expose NUMA for virtual devices and vNUMA topology when CPU hotplug is enabled.
Note: Enhanced virtual topology is only available on ESXi 8.0. VMs must have hardware version 20 or later to use this feature.
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This newly configured topology is displayed as Manual in the existing VM topology section. Without manual configuration, this tab is displayed as assigned at power on.