Specifications

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6. Select This end is the server or This end is the client. In general, select This end
is the server if you plan to start this end of the connection first.
7. Select The other end is an application.
8. Check Yield CPU on Poll if you want to configure this device 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.
9. Click OK to add the device.
Connecting Two Virtual Machines
You can set up the virtual serial ports in two virtual machines to connect to each
other. This is useful, for example, if you want to use an application in one virtual
machine to capture debugging information sent from the other virtual machine’s
serial port.
To install a direct serial connection between two virtual machines (a server and a
client), take the following steps with the virtual machine powered off. You can add the
device from the console or from the management interface.
Note: Make sure you performs these steps twice: once for the server virtual
machine and once for the client virtual machine.
Connecting Two Virtual Machines from the Console
1. Connect to the server virtual machine with a console.
2. Open the virtual machine settings editor (VM > Settings).
3. Click Add to start the Add Hardware Wizard.
4. Select Serial Port, then click Next.
5. Select Output to named pipe, then click Next. The Specify Named Pipe screen
appears.