Procedure
1 In the Virtual Machine Properties Editor, click the Hardware tab.
2 Click the appropriate SCSI Controller in the Hardware list.
3 Under SCSI Controller Type, click Change Type.
4 Select the SCSI controller type.
5 Click OK.
6 Select the type of sharing in the SCSI Bus Sharing list:
Option Description
None
Virtual disks cannot be shared by other virtual machines.
Virtual
Virtual disks can be shared by virtual machines on same server.
Physical
Virtual disks can be shared by virtual machines on any server.
7 Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog box.
Change the Serial Port Configuration
You can use a physical serial port, an output file, or a named pipe to configure a serial port for a virtual machine.
Procedure
1 In the Virtual Machine Properties Editor, click the Hardware tab.
2 Click the appropriate Serial port in the Hardware list.
3 If you selected Use physical serial port on the host, use the drop-down menu to select the port on the
host computer that you want to use for this serial connection.
4 If you selected Use output file, browse to the location of the file on the host that you want to use to store
the output of the virtual serial port.
5 If you selected Use named pipe, use the default pipe name or enter another pipe name of your choice in
the Pipe Name list.
For a serial pipe for a virtual machine on an ESX host for Linux, enter /tmp/<socket> or another UNIX
socket name of your choice.
Then decide whether you are connecting two virtual machines or connecting a virtual machine to an
application on the host.
6 If you are connecting two virtual machines, you must configure a serial port as a named pipe in two virtual
machines: a server virtual machine and a client virtual machine.
a For the server virtual machine, select Server in the Near end list.
b For the client virtual machine, select Client in the Near end list.
c Select A virtual machine in the Far end list.
7 If you are connecting to an application on the host, do the following:
a Select Server or Client in the Near end list. In general, select Server if you plan to start this end of
the connection first.
b Select An application in the Far end list.
By default, the serial port is connected when you power on the virtual machine. You might deselect the
Connect at power on check box (optional).
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