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yehit -> Disabling the HotPlug capability in ESX 4.0 virtual machines (23.Nov.2011 9:00:07 PM)
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You can can disable the HotPlug capability using vSphere Client or by editing the .vmx file.
Note: You can disable the HotPlug capability for PCI devices such as e1000 or vmxnet2 NICs.
To disable the HotPlug capability using vSphere Client:
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Connect vSphere Client to ESX or vCenter Server.
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Power off the virtual machine.
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Right-click the virtual machine and click Edit Settings.
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Click the Options tab.
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Click General > Configuration Parameters > Add Row.
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Insert a new row with the name devices.hotplug and value false.
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Power on the virtual machine
To disable the HotPlug capability by editing the .vmx file:
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Power off the virtual machine.
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Access the ESX service console using an SSH client.
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Open the virtual machine configuration file (.vmx) in a text editor. The default location is /vmfs/volumes/<datastore_name>/<vm_name>/<vm_name>.vmx.
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Add the line:
devices.hotplug = "false"
Note: This setting does not interfere with HotPlug CPU/memory.
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Save the file.
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Power on the virtual machine.
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