Serial Port Management Parameters

This group of parameters is used to manage serial ports in a virtual machine.

Syntax

prlctl set ID | VM_name --device-add serial

{ --device name | --output file | --socket name }

[ --enable | --disable ][ --connect | --disconnect ]

prlctl set ID | VM_name --device-set serialN

{ --device name | --output file | --socket name }

[ --enable | --disable ][ --connect | --disconnect ]

Parameters

Name	Description
`ID`	The virtual machine ID.
`VM_name`	The virtual machine name.
`--device-add`	Adds a new serial port to the virtual machine. You can connect up to four serial ports to a virtual machine.
`--device-set`	Modifies the parameters of an existing serial port.
`serial`	Specifies the type of the virtual device to add (in this instance, a serial port).
`--device` `name`	The name of the physical serial port to which to connect the virtual machine.
`--output` `file`	The name and path of the output file to which to connect the virtual serial port.
`--socket` `name`	The name of the physical socket to which to connect the virtual serial port.
`--enable`	Enables the virtual serial port. All newly added serial ports are enabled by default (provided the `--disable` option is omitted).
`--disable`	Disables the virtual serial port.
`--connect`	Automatically connect the virtual serial port during the virtual machine startup process.
`--disconnect`	Do not automatically connect the virtual serial port during the virtual machine startup process.

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