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Have you mapped the Serial Port to the VM ?<br />

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Have you mapped the Serial Port to the VM ?


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not sure how to do that, i dont see any options to map serial ports. IN the vm i can goto device manager and it does show a com1
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not sure how to do that, i dont see any options to map serial ports. IN the vm i can goto device manager and it does show a com1

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I have a server that has a cisco console cable plugged into the citrix xen server. I cannot access the com from the guest vm. How do i do this? The server is in a locked cabinet and must be locally attached to the console.
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I have a server that has a cisco console cable plugged into the citrix xen server. I cannot access the com from the guest vm. How do i do this? The server is in a locked cabinet and must be locally attached to the console.

How to use a serial port in Citrix Xen Server

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