Specifications

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VMware GSX Server Virtual Machine Guide
Adding a Serial Port from the Management Interface
1. On the Hardware page, click Add Device. The Add Device Wizard starts.
2. Click Serial Port. The Serial Port page appears.
3. To connect this virtual machine to the host’s serial port when the virtual
machine is powered on, check Connect at Power On.
4. Connect to the host’s physical serial port. In the Device list, select System Serial
Port.
5. Enter the location of the device in the Location field. For example, the host’s
serial port could be COM1 or /dev/ttyS0.
Note: If you are connecting with a Windows console to add a physical serial
port to a virtual machine on a remote Linux host, be sure to specify a Linux
device name here, such as /dev/ttyS0. If you are connecting with a Linux
console to add a physical serial port to a virtual machine on a remote Windows
host, be sure to specify a Windows device name here, such as COM1.
6. Check Yield CPU on Poll if you want to configure this serial port to use polled
mode. This option is of interest primarily to developers who are using
debugging tools that communicate over a serial connection. For more
information, see Special Configuration Options for Advanced Users on page 306.
7. Click OK to add the serial port.
Using a File on the Host Computer
You can set up the virtual serial port in a virtual machine to send its output to a file on
the host computer. This is useful, for example, if you want to capture the data that a
program running in the virtual machine sends to the virtual serial port, or if you need
a quick way to transfer a file from the guest to the host.