VSAN Hardware Compatibility List Checker

The VSAN Hardware Compatibility List Checker is a free utility that allows you to check if a storage controller on a server is on the VMware HCL.  The requirements are:

HTTPS/443 access to ESXi hosts (interacting with hostd)

TCP/5989 access to ESXi hosts (CIM service secure)

CIM provider for HP or LSI controller

https://labs.vmware.com/flings/vsan-hardware-compatibility-list-checker