VMX file
You can cautiously edit VMX file manually. It is a good way to confirm that the guest settings and tunings are in place.
[root@esxi-tiger-14-7:~] cat /vmfs/volumes/ESXI-TIGER-14-7/FGT-TIGER-14-39/FGT-TIGER-14-39.vmx .encoding = "UTF-8" config.version = "8" virtualHW.version = "17" vmci0.present = "TRUE" floppy0.present = "FALSE" memSize = "81920" vm.createDate = "1646573404623737" scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic" scsi0.present = "TRUE" scsi0:0.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk" scsi0:0.fileName = "FGT-TIGER-14-39.vmdk" scsi0:0.present = "TRUE" scsi0:1.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk" scsi0:1.fileName = "FGT-TIGER-14-39_1.vmdk" scsi0:1.present = "TRUE" ethernet0.virtualDev = "vmxnet3" ethernet0.networkName = "VM Network" ethernet0.addressType = "vpx" ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:50:56:8e:ba:38" ethernet0.uptCompatibility = "TRUE" ethernet0.present = "TRUE" displayName = "FGT-TIGER-14-39" annotation = "FortiGate Virtual Appliance by Fortinet Technologies Inc. (http://www.fortinet.com)" guestOS = "other26xlinux-64" uuid.bios = "42 0e 06 93 f6 74 44 3a-25 fc 02 4f 45 b5 43 b7" vc.uuid = "50 0e d3 4f 11 b1 8a 75-74 78 02 ab 0f 2f cc b2" numvcpus = "16" sched.cpu.units = "mhz" sched.cpu.affinity = "2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17" sched.cpu.min = "48688" sched.cpu.shares = "normal" sched.mem.min = "81920" sched.mem.minSize = "81920" sched.mem.shares = "normal" sched.mem.pin = "TRUE" pciPassthru15.MACAddressType = "static" pciPassthru15.MACAddress = "52:54:00:14:39:41" pciPassthru15.networkName = "FGT-TIGER-14-39_1002" pciPassthru15.pfId = "00000:059:00.0" pciPassthru15.deviceId = "0" pciPassthru15.vendorId = "0" pciPassthru15.systemId = "BYPASS" pciPassthru15.id = "00000:059:00.0" pciPassthru15.allowMTUChange = "TRUE" pciPassthru15.present = "TRUE" pciPassthru14.MACAddressType = "static" pciPassthru14.MACAddress = "52:54:00:14:39:52" pciPassthru14.networkName = "FGT-TIGER-14-39_1002" pciPassthru14.pfId = "00000:059:00.1" pciPassthru14.deviceId = "0" pciPassthru14.vendorId = "0" pciPassthru14.systemId = "BYPASS" pciPassthru14.id = "00000:059:00.1" pciPassthru14.allowMTUChange = "TRUE" pciPassthru14.present = "TRUE" pciPassthru13.MACAddressType = "static" pciPassthru13.MACAddress = "52:54:00:14:39:63" pciPassthru13.networkName = "FGT-TIGER-14-39_1002" pciPassthru13.pfId = "00000:094:00.0" pciPassthru13.deviceId = "0" pciPassthru13.vendorId = "0" pciPassthru13.systemId = "BYPASS" pciPassthru13.id = "00000:094:00.0" pciPassthru13.allowMTUChange = "TRUE" pciPassthru13.present = "TRUE" pciPassthru12.MACAddressType = "static" pciPassthru12.MACAddress = "52:54:00:14:39:74" pciPassthru12.networkName = "FGT-TIGER-14-39_1002" pciPassthru12.pfId = "00000:094:00.1" pciPassthru12.deviceId = "0" pciPassthru12.vendorId = "0" pciPassthru12.systemId = "BYPASS" pciPassthru12.id = "00000:094:00.1" pciPassthru12.allowMTUChange = "TRUE" pciPassthru12.present = "TRUE" pciPassthru11.MACAddressType = "static" pciPassthru11.MACAddress = "52:54:00:14:39:45" pciPassthru11.networkName = "FGT-TIGER-14-39_1001" pciPassthru11.pfId = "00000:059:00.0" pciPassthru11.deviceId = "0" pciPassthru11.vendorId = "0" pciPassthru11.systemId = "BYPASS" pciPassthru11.id = "00000:059:00.0" pciPassthru11.allowMTUChange = "TRUE" pciPassthru11.present = "TRUE" pciPassthru10.MACAddressType = "static" pciPassthru10.MACAddress = "52:54:00:14:39:56" pciPassthru10.networkName = "FGT-TIGER-14-39_1001" pciPassthru10.pfId = "00000:059:00.1" pciPassthru10.deviceId = "0" pciPassthru10.vendorId = "0" pciPassthru10.systemId = "BYPASS" pciPassthru10.id = "00000:059:00.1" pciPassthru10.allowMTUChange = "TRUE" pciPassthru10.present = "TRUE" pciPassthru9.MACAddressType = "static" pciPassthru9.MACAddress = "52:54:00:14:39:67" pciPassthru9.networkName = "FGT-TIGER-14-39_1001" pciPassthru9.pfId = "00000:094:00.0" pciPassthru9.deviceId = "0" pciPassthru9.vendorId = "0" pciPassthru9.systemId = "BYPASS" pciPassthru9.id = "00000:094:00.0" pciPassthru9.allowMTUChange = "TRUE" pciPassthru9.present = "TRUE" pciPassthru8.MACAddressType = "static" pciPassthru8.MACAddress = "52:54:00:14:39:78" pciPassthru8.networkName = "FGT-TIGER-14-39_1001" pciPassthru8.pfId = "00000:094:00.1" pciPassthru8.deviceId = "0" pciPassthru8.vendorId = "0" pciPassthru8.systemId = "BYPASS" pciPassthru8.id = "00000:094:00.1" pciPassthru8.allowMTUChange = "TRUE" pciPassthru8.present = "TRUE" nvram = "FGT-TIGER-14-39.nvram" svga.present = "TRUE" pciBridge0.present = "TRUE" pciBridge4.present = "TRUE" pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort" pciBridge4.functions = "8" pciBridge5.present = "TRUE" pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort" pciBridge5.functions = "8" pciBridge6.present = "TRUE" pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort" pciBridge6.functions = "8" pciBridge7.present = "TRUE" pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort" pciBridge7.functions = "8" hpet0.present = "TRUE" viv.moid = "41bb06bb-1177-475f-8154-82adac9e7814:vm-11541:7lE/kldSBFEnAkVeYp6O2XfVhshoKkdYhGdP9+13TYk=" migrate.hostLog = "FGT-TIGER-14-39-44b6bccc.hlog" sched.cpu.latencySensitivity = "high" sched.mem.lpage.enable1GPage = "TRUE" numa.nodeAffinity = "0"