Disabling Network boot option from appearing in a virtual machine's BIOS
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Article ID: 312552
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VMware vSphere ESXi
Issue/Introduction
This article provides steps to prevent the Network boot option from appearing in a virtual machine's BIOS. Removing this option prevents access to PXE boot.
Resolution
To remove Network boot from appearing in a virtual machine's BIOS:
Power off the virtual machine.
Open the virtual machine's configuration (/vmfs/volumes/{datastore UUID}/{VM Dir}/{VM Name}.vmx ) file in a text editor. For more information, see Tips for editing a .vmx file (1714).
If the virtual machine is using a VMXNET device, ensure you append the corresponding line's depending on the VMXNET device used. For example: