• Vmware Workstation 12 Serial Port

Enables a serial connection to and from a virtual machine's serial port over the network. The Virtual Serial Port Concentrator (vSPC) aggregates traffic from multiple serial ports onto one management console. VSPC behavior is similar to physical serial port concentrators. Using a vSPC also allows network connections to a virtual machine's serial ports to migrate seamlessly when you use vMotion to migrate the virtual machine. For requirements and steps to configure the Avocent ACS v6000 virtual serial port concentrator, see. Server and Client Connections for Named Pipe and Network Serial PortsYou can select a client or server connection for serial ports. Your selection determines whether the system waits for a connection or initiates it.

Typically, to control a virtual machine over a serial port, you select a server connection. This selection allows you to control the connections, which is useful if you connect to the virtual machine only occasionally.

Vmware Workstation 12 Serial Port

To use a serial port for logging, select a client connection. This selection allows the virtual machine to connect to the logging server when the virtual machine starts and to disconnect when it stops.