Is the Framework Desktop capable of running ESXi 8? ESXi is historically picky about hardware, so I was wondering if anyone could determine for certain.
No one can be sure until they start landing on peoples desks… however, it’s using a Realtek NIC… which is usually a problem for ESXi unless something has changed over the last couple of years. Doesn’t look like AMD processors outside of Epyc and Embedded Ryzen are on the HCL, though that doesn’t mean it won’t work.
You’re likely to have a better chance of running Proxmox than ESXi, so unless you’ve a compelling reason to throw money at Broadcom I’d suggest that.