Deactivate AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization-Encrypted State on a Virtual Machine Using the vSphere Client

In vSphere 7.0 Update 2 and later, you can use the vSphere Client to deactivate SEV-ES on a virtual machine.

Prerequisites

• Ensure that the virtual machine is powered off.

Procedure

1. Connect to vCenter Server by using the vSphere Client.
2. Right-click the virtual machine in the inventory that you want to modify and select Edit Settings.
3. In the Edit Settings dialog box, under VM Options > Encryption, deselect the Enable check box for AMD SEV-ES.
4. Click OK.

Results

SEV-ES is deactivated on the virtual machine.