func (s *VirtualMachineConfigSpec) addVirtualSerialPort(device *types.VirtualSerialPort, suffix string, connected bool) *VirtualMachineConfigSpec {
device.GetVirtualDevice().Key = s.generateNextKey()
// Set serial device's backing to a datastore file when debug is true
// We then instruct Linux kernel to use that as a serial console
if suffix == "" {
device.GetVirtualDevice().Backing = &types.VirtualSerialPortURIBackingInfo{
VirtualDeviceURIBackingInfo: types.VirtualDeviceURIBackingInfo{
Direction: string(types.VirtualDeviceURIBackingOptionDirectionClient),
ServiceURI: s.ConnectorURI(),
},
}
device.GetVirtualDevice().Connectable = &types.VirtualDeviceConnectInfo{
Connected: connected,
StartConnected: connected,
AllowGuestControl: false,
}
} else {
device.GetVirtualDevice().Backing = &types.VirtualSerialPortFileBackingInfo{
VirtualDeviceFileBackingInfo: types.VirtualDeviceFileBackingInfo{
FileName: fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s.%s", s.VMPathName(), s.config.VMFullName, s.ID(), suffix),
},
}
}
return s.AddVirtualDevice(device)
}
