Hello,
First check that the Guest OS installed on this VM is compatible with this controller type, for boot disk, on ESXi 5.5/5.x using the support matrix here:
kb.vmware.com/kb/1010398
If it is compatible then proceed with following the steps in this article to configure this.
Bob
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