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Option Description
Use named pipe
Select this option to set a direct connection between two virtual machines
or a connection between a virtual machine and an application on the host
computer.
a Type a name for the pipe in the Pipe Name field.
b Select the Near End and Far End of the pipe from the drop-down
menus.
Use network
Select Use network to connect through a remote network.
a Select the network backing.
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Select Server to have the virtual machine monitor incoming
connections from other hosts.
n
Select Client to have the virtual machine initiate a connection to
another host.
b Enter a Port URI.
The URI is the remote end of the serial port to which the virtual
machine's serial port should connect.
c If vSPC is used as an intermediate step to access all virtual machines
through a single IP address, select Use Virtual Serial Port
Concentrator and enter the vSPC URI location.
5 (Optional) Select Yield on poll.
Select this option only for guest operating systems that use serial ports in polled mode. This option
prevents the guest from consuming excessive CPUs.
6 Click OK to save your changes.
Example: Establishing Serial Port Network Connections to a Client or Server
Without Authentication Parameters
If you do not use vSPC and you configure your virtual machine with a serial port connected as a server with
a telnet://:12345 URI, you can connect to your virtual machine's serial port from your Linux or Windows
operating system.
telnet yourESXiServerIPAddress 12345
Similarly, if you run the Telnet Server on your Linux system on port 23 (telnet://yourLinuxBox:23), you
configure the virtual machine as a client URI.
telnet://yourLinuxBox:23
The virtual machine initiates the connection to your Linux system on port 23.
Add a Parallel Port to a Virtual Machine in the vSphere Client
You can use the Add Hardware wizard to add and configure a parallel port to send output to a file on the
host computer.
Prerequisites
n
Verify that the virtual machine is powered off.
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Required privilege: Virtual machine.Configuration.Add or remove device
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Client inventory, right-click the virtual machine and select Edit Settings.
2 Click the Hardware tab and click Add.
3 Select Parallel Port and click Next.
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