VMware/vSphere/NVMe

Support
"According to hardware support there is one feature that will become more and more important in the future: the NVMe driver that ESXi 6.0 includes out-of-the-box. NVMe (NVM Express) is a new standard for attaching SSD storage directly to the computer's PCIe bus (instead of through a SATA AHCI interface). This allows for new (much smaller) form factors and much improved performance for SSDs. Patrick Schulz over at vtricks.com has a nice detailed write-up about NVMe, and he also points out that an NVMe driver is already available for ESXi 5.5, but needs to be installed separately there." 

Intel NVMe Controller
PCIe: (found vmhba2 from esxcfg-scsidevs) ~ lspci | grep -i vmhba2 0000:04:00.0 Mass storage controller:  [vmhba2]

~ lspci -n | grep -i vmhba2 0000:04:00.0 Class 0108: 8086:0953 [vmhba2]

~ lspci -p | grep -i vmhba2 0000:04:00.0 8086:0953 8086:3709  5/  5/0x32 A V nvme         vmhba2

PCI Database: PCIe Data Center SSD 8086 3709	DC P3600 SSD [Add-in Card]

HBAs: ~ esxcfg-scsidevs -a

vmhba2 nvme              link-n/a  pscsi.vmhba2                            (0000:04:00.0) Intel Corporation Non-Volatile memory controller

HBA to Device: ~ esxcfg-scsidevs -A vmhba2     t10.NVMe____INTEL_SSDPEDME400G4_____________________CVMD5066000U400AGN__00000001

Compact List: esxcfg-scsidevs -c

Device UID                                                                       Device Type      Console Device                                                                                       ...> t10.NVMe____INTEL_SSDPEDME400G4_____________________CVMD5066000U400AGN__00000001 Direct-Access    /vmfs/devices/disks/t10.NVMe____INTEL_SSDPEDME400G4_____________________CVMD5066000U400AGN__00000001 ...>

...> Size     Multipath PluginDisplay Name ...> 381554MB NMP     Local NVMe Disk (t10.NVMe____INTEL_SSDPEDME400G4_____________________CVMD5066000U400AGN__00000001)

Logical Device List: ~ esxcfg-scsidevs -l

t10.NVMe____INTEL_SSDPEDME400G4_____________________CVMD5066000U400AGN__00000001 Device Type: Direct-Access Size: 381554 MB  Display Name: Local NVMe Disk (t10.NVMe____INTEL_SSDPEDME400G4_____________________CVMD5066000U400AGN__00000001) Multipath Plugin: NMP Console Device: /vmfs/devices/disks/t10.NVMe____INTEL_SSDPEDME400G4_____________________CVMD5066000U400AGN__00000001 Devfs Path: /vmfs/devices/disks/t10.NVMe____INTEL_SSDPEDME400G4_____________________CVMD5066000U400AGN__00000001 Vendor: NVMe     Model: INTEL SSDPEDME40  Revis: 8DV1 SCSI Level: 6 Is Pseudo: false Status: on   Is RDM Capable: false Is Removable: false Is Local: true Is SSD: true Other Names: vml.010000000043564d44353036363030305534303041474e2020494e54454c20 VAAI Status: unknown

VMFS: ~ esxcfg-scsidevs -m

t10.NVMe____INTEL_SSDPEDME400G4_____________________CVMD5066000U400AGN__00000001:1 /vmfs/devices/disks/t10.NVMe____INTEL_SSDPEDME400G4_____________________CVMD5066000U400AGN__00000001:1 \ 55a6bc06-5f122357-8b98-ac162d89fc50 0  ds-nvme

Note: Reported from an ESXi 6.0 system.

Intel® SSD DC Family for PCIe* - http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/solid-state-drives/intel-ssd-dc-family-for-pcie.html

Device:
 * Intel Solid-State Drive DC P3600 Series - solid state drive - 400 GB - PCI - SSDPEDME400G401 - Solid State Drives (SSDs)
 * Mfg. Part: SSDPEDME400G401 | CDW Part: 3416158 | UNSPSC: 43201830
 * CDW.com - https://www.cdw.com/shop/products/Intel-Solid-State-Drive-DC-P3600-Series-solid-state-drive-400-GB-PCI/3416158.aspx
 * ~ $660
 * Solid state drive
 * 400 GB
 * internal
 * PCI Express 3.0 x4 (NVMe)