As a work-around, you can remove the NIC from the VM before starting it, edit the network configuration files and then re-add the hardware. This has worked for me.

On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 1:49 PM, Ryan, Lyle <lyle.ryan(a)cubic.com&gt; wrote: > With ESX and the vSphere Client, I can enable or disable a VM’s NIC to > “connect at power-on”. > > This is very useful when cloning, since you can leave the NIC not > connected, power-up the VM, connect to it’s console, and modify ifcfg-eth0 > etc, before bringing the VM online. > > > > Is there a virsh equivalent way of doing this. > > > > Thanks….Lyle > > > > _______________________________________________ > libvirt-users mailing list > libvirt-users(a)redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvirt-users > -- Ronald Parker System Administrator Customer Direct L.L.C. P: 636-736-4017 F: 800-326-4249 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information or otherwise protected by law. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.

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