VMware lists the LSI1078 on their HCL as supported: very long link
It says it is supported as an inbox driver in ESXi 6.0U3, which means VMware has the driver built-in and you should see your card automatically. There could be something else at play.
I have a vCenter appliance in my homelab and keep the Tiny sizing. When I was more resource constrained, I lowered the RAM down to 6 or 8GBs and didn't see much of a difference. It was slower overall - but don't recall any showstopping issues.
Also, are you thin-provisioning your disk on the...
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