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Configuring Serial Ports
You can have up to four serial connections in a virtual machine.
To add or modify a serial connection:
- Open the Configuration Editor.
- Click the plus sign to the left of Serial Ports.
This reveals four entries named
COM1, COM2, COM3, and COM4.
- Click the serial port that you wish to define or modify.
- Click Install
to define a serial port.
- To attach the serial port of your machine to the virtual machine,
choose Device as the
Type.
To send the output of the virtual serial port to a file,
choose File as the
Type.
To configure a serial pipe,
choose TTY as the
Type.
- Enter the Path name to the serial port.
- Click OK or Save to exit the Configuration Editor, or
you may add or modify another feature.
A serial port may be used by the host operating system
and one or more guest operating systems. By default,
the configured serial port will be enabled when
the virtual machine is powered on. If the serial port (for example, a modem)
may be inaccessible to the guest operating system
at power on, uncheck the Start Connected box in the
serial port configuration panel. To disable or enable access to
the serial port while a virtual machine is running, use the
Devices menu. This can also be
done from within the virtual machine if the VMware Tools
have been installed.
The VMware Tools may be installed by following these
installation instructions.