Data Object - VirtualSerialPortURIBackingInfo(vim.vm.device.VirtualSerialPort.URIBackingInfo)

Extends
VirtualDeviceURIBackingInfo
Since
vSphere API 4.1

Data Object Description

The VirtualSerialPortURIBackingInfo data object specifies network backing for a VirtualSerialPort. You can use URI backing to create a network serial port on the virtual machine, supporting connections between the virtual machine and remote systems.

When a virtual machine establishes a connection with a remote system on the network, the virtual machine can act as a server or a client. When the virtual machine acts as a server, it accepts a connection. When the virtual machine acts as a client, it initiates the connection.

You can configure the virtual serial port for communication through a virtual serial port concentrator that acts as a proxy between the virtual machine and the network. When you specify a proxyURI, the virtual machine initiates the connection with the concentrator and forwards the direction and serviceURI to the concentrator. For information about using a virtual serial port concentrator, see Using a Proxy with vSphere Virtual Serial Ports.

ESX hosts support different protocols depending on your virtual serial port configuration.

Authentication Parameters

For an encrypted connection, the URI includes a set of authentication parameters. The parameters are specified as key words or key/value pairs. The following syntax description uses telnet; you can also specify authentication parameters for secure telnet (telnets).

telnet://<host>:<port>#key[=value][&key[=value] ...]

The first parameter must have a number sign (#) prefix. Additional parameters must have an ampersand (&) prefix. The following list shows the valid parameters.

For information about URI format, see RFC 2396.

Properties

Name Type Description
None
Properties inherited from VirtualDeviceURIBackingInfo
direction, proxyURI, serviceURI
Properties inherited from VirtualDeviceBackingInfo
None
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

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