There are certain bits of information that you can collect about your ESX(i) host.
Login Esxi host via putty session and run the below commands to get the details.
Command Description
vmware -vl Displays the VMware build and patch level
esxcli software profile get Displays flavor of install ISO
esxcfg-scsidevs -a Lists the hosts HBAs and the associated driver name
esxcfg-nics -l Lists the host vmnics and network interface card (NIC) models
ethtool -i vmnicX Displays the Ethernet driver used by the specified vmnic
esxcli network nic get -n vmnicX Displays the Ethernet driver used by the specified vmnic on ESXi 6.5
vmkload_mod -s fnic Displays the host bus adapter (HBA) driver version for the Cisco VIC
vmkload_mod -s enic Displays the Ethernet driver version for the Cisco VIC
vmkload_mod -s nenic Displays the Ethernet driver version for the Cisco VIC for ESXi 6.5 and later releases
vmkload_mod -s megaraid_sas Displays the LSI MegaRAID driver version
vmkload_mod -s driver_name Displays the driver version for a specified driver
vmkchdev -l |grep vmhba Get HBA Vendor ID (VID), Device ID (DID), Sub-Vendor ID (SVID), and Sub-Device ID (SDID) using the vmkchdev command
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# hostname
# vmware -vl
# esxcfg-scsidevs -a
# vmkload_mod -s fnic
# vmkload_mod -s megaraid_sas
# vmkchdev -l |grep vmhbaX
# esxcfg-nics -l
# esxcli network nic get -n vmnicX
# vmkload_mod -s enic
# vmkload_mod -s nenic
# vmkload_mod -s mptspi |grep Version
#vmkchdev -l |grep vmnicX
# esxcli storage san fc list
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