which big-iq version best on esxi ?

Hey neeeewbie,

If you start a fresh BigIP deployment. Then choose one of the latest version. It would be either:

• 17.0 (Includes latest features)
• 16.1.3.2 (its the latest Long-Term Stability build)

You may check the release notes of both images here:

v16.1.3: BIG-IP LTM Knowledge Center (f5.com)

v17.0: BIG-IP LTM Knowledge Center (f5.com)

For ESX related help, your may check out the setup guide below...

VMware ESXi: F5 BIG-IP Virtual Edition Setup

Cheers, Kai