User Manual
Managing Virtual Machines 122
Serial Port Options
Parallels Workstation allows up to four serial ports to be connected to a virtual machine.
Serial Port Options in Windows primary OS:
Device status:
If you wish to temporarily disable operations with a serial port without deleting it from
configuration, deselect the Enabled check box.
Note: If you start the operating system with the serial port disabled, it can not be
connected/disconnected while the VM is running.