Disabling the HotPlug capability in ESX 4.0 virtual machines
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: 1.Connect vSphere Client to ESX or vCenter Server. 2.Power off the virtual machine. 3.Right-click the virtual machine and click Edit Settings. 4.Click the Options tab. 5.Click General > Configuration Parameters > Add Row. 6.Insert a new row with the name devices.hotplug and value false. 7.Power on the virtual machine To disable the HotPlug capability by editing the .vmx file: 1.Power off the virtual machine. 2.Access the ESX service console using an SSH client. 3.Open the virtual machine configuration file (.vmx) in a text editor. The default location is /vmfs/volumes/ / / .vmx. 4.Add the line: devices.hotplug = "false" Note: This setting does not interfere with HotPlug CPU/memory. 5.Save the file. 6.Powe...