vCLS VMs Unable to Power On with No Host Compatible Error

VMware vSphere vSAN 7.0.3

Symptoms

vCLS VMs Unable to Power On with "No Host Compatible" Error Due to MWAIT CPU Feature Requirement.


Cause

The "monitor/mwait" CPU feature is disabled in the server BIOS settings.

Solution

Enable the MONITOR/MWAIT feature on BIOS.

Reference

vCLS VMs Unable to Power On with "No Host Compatible" Error Due to MWAIT CPU Feature Requirement
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