VMware 4 User Manual page 260

VMware Workstation 4 User's Manual
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communicate over a serial connection. For more information, see
Configuration Options for Advanced Users on page
9. Click Finish, then click OK to close the Virtual Machine Control Panel.
In the client virtual machine
1. Open the Virtual Machine Control Panel (Edit > Virtual Machine Settings).
2. Click Add to start the Add Hardware Wizard.
3. Select Serial Port, then click Next.
4. Select Use named pipe.
5. Use the default name, or enter another pipe name of your choice. The pipe
name must follow the form \\.\pipe\<namedpipe> — that is, it must
begin with \\.\pipe\. The pipe name must be the same on both server and
client.
6. Select This end is the client.
7. Select The other end is a virtual machine.
8. By default, the device status setting is Connect at power on. You may deselect
this setting if you wish.
Click Advanced 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
Configuration Options for Advanced Users on page
9. Click Finish, then click OK to close the Virtual Machine Control Panel.
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In the server virtual machine
1. Open the Virtual Machine Control Panel (Edit > Virtual Machine Settings).
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