{"id":229,"date":"2009-04-10T10:51:32","date_gmt":"2009-04-10T10:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fir3netwp.gmsrrpobkbd.com\/2009\/04\/10\/esxi-connecting-to-a-named-pipe-serial-conenction\/"},"modified":"2023-02-04T09:04:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T09:04:53","slug":"esxi-connecting-to-a-named-pipe-serial-conenction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/VMware\/ESXi\/esxi-connecting-to-a-named-pipe-serial-conenction.html","title":{"rendered":"ESXi – Connecting to a named pipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Within this article we will be creating a named serial pipe on 2 machines to allow us to connect to a virtual machines serial port.
\nIn this example we will use hyperterminal on a virtual XP machine to connect to the serial port of another virtual machine (in this case SUSE Linux)<\/p>\n

Adding a serial port (named pipe) to your virtual machine<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  1. Make sure the machine is switched off<\/li>\n
  2. Right click on the virtual machine and select edit settings<\/li>\n
  3. Under the Hardware tab select add.<\/li>\n
  4. Select Serial Port then Next<\/li>\n
  5. Select Named Pipe and enter a Pipe name (we will change the near end and far end in a mo)<\/li>\n
  6. Click next and finish<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Required Settings<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    Once we have a serial port on the 2 virtual machines (client and server) we need to set them accordingly.
    \nWithin the hardware settings of the virtual machines serial port you will need the following settings as follows,<\/p>\n