This is so wonderfully whacked! I thought I was the only person in the world who walked around wondering if... whatever... would run ESXi. Laptops, SteamDecks, Tiny/Mini/Micro machines (I have nine of them all running ESXi), dishwashers, stoves, clothes dryers (not really). Fun stuff, if only as a personal challenge and learning experience.
great mate, i have old dell server R610 and HP DL360 G5 and G7, will try different version of esxi, i used to install 6. and 6.5 in the past. have you get a chance to join them to vcenter 8? any challenges ?