Chapter 2: Installation 7
3.Click Edit Virtual Machine Settings from the Getting Started tab.
4.Click Add, click Serial Port and then click Next.
5.Click Connect Via Network in the Select Port Type field, then click Next.
6.Click Project. In the Port URI field, enter the serial port on the virtual console server the virtual machine will use to connect. The syntax of this field is ACSID://ttySxx, where xx is the serial port number on virtual console server. You can enter just ACSID if you do not have a specific serial port you want to use for the association.
NOTE: The virtual console server will append a unique ID after ttySxx to associate this virtual serial port to the specific virtual console server.
7.Enable use of the Virtual Serial Port Concentrator and enter the location in the vSPC URI field. The syntax of this field is telnet://<ACS v6000>:<vSPC port> where <ACS v6000> is the IP address or hostname of the virtual console server and <vSPC port> is the vSPC port configured in the virtual console server to listen for connections.
NOTE: You can skip step 7 if you do not know the virtual console server's IP address or the vSPC port.
8.Click Next, review the information on the Ready to Complete page and click Finish.
NOTE: To complete the association between the virtual machine's serial port and the virtual console server's serial port, you can use the the virtual console server's web manager or CLI. See Chapter 3 or the ACS v6000 Command Reference Guide for more information.
To complete configuration, you must redirect the virtual machine's console to the created serial port. Refer to the documentation included with your virtual machine for instruction on how to perform this step.
Using Telnet or SSH
An authorized user can use a Telnet or SSH client to make a connection directly to the console of a device if all of the following are true:
The Telnet or SSH:
•protocol is enabled in the selected security profile
•protocol is configured for the port
•client is available, and it is enabled on the computer from which the connection is made
