If you selected Output to named pipe, configure the named pipe. A) (Windows host) Use the default pipe name, or type another pipe name. The pipe name must begin with. Pipe and must be the same on both the server and the client.

1. Vmware Player Serial Named Pipe
2. Vmware Player Serial Port Named Pipe

For example:. Pipe namedpipe b) (Linux host) Type /tmp/socket or another UNIX socket name in the first text box. The pipe name must be the same on both the server and the client. C) To send debugging information to an application on the host system, select This end is the server from the first drop-down menu and select The other end is an application from the second drop-down menu.

Vmware Player Serial Named Pipe

Vmware Player Serial Port Named Pipe

D) To send debugging information to another virtual machine, select This end is the server from the first drop-down menu and The other end is a virtual machine from the second drop-down menu. E) To connect the port to the virtual machine when the virtual machine powers on, select Connect at power on. F) Click Finish to add the virtual serial port to the virtual machine. G) (Optional) On the Hardware tab, select the new serial port, select Yield CPU on poll, and click OK.

This option is useful if you are using debugging tools that communicate over a serial connection. If the serial port in the guest operating system is being used in polled mode rather than interrupt mode, you might notice performance issues. This option forces the virtual machine to yield processor time if the only task it is trying to do is poll the virtual serial port. What to do next If you set up a connection between two virtual machines, the first virtual machine is set up as the server. Repeat this procedure for the second virtual machine, but set it up as the client by selecting This end is the client when you configure the named pipe.