Serial Port Settings
In the
Serial Port
pane, you can view and configure the virtual machine serial port settings.
To open these settings, choose
Actions
>
Configure
>
Hardware
, then click
Serial Port
. If Serial Port is not present, click
+
to add one, then follow the directions below to configure it.
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Option
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Description
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Source
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In the
Source
field, select the source device that emulates this serial port:
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Physical Serial Port
. To connect the virtual machine serial port to one of the existing serial ports on your Mac, choose the appropriate port.
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Socket
. To connect two virtual machines through the sockets, choose the appropriate socket. If there are no sockets available, click
New socket
and specify its name in the
Enter a socket name
field. You should also configure the role the virtual machine will play in the connection by selecting the necessary role in the
Mode
list. Selecting
Server
enables you to use this virtual machine to direct the other one. Selecting
Client
enables you to direct this virtual machine from the other one.
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Output File
. To connect the virtual machine serial port to an output file, choose the appropriate output file or click
Choose an output file
to locate the necessary file.
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