---
title: Consoles
framework: virtualization
role: collectionGroup
role_heading: API Collection
path: virtualization/consoles
---

# Consoles

Configure a device that manages multiport console communication with the guest system.

## Topics

### Configurations

- [VZConsoleDeviceConfiguration](virtualization/vzconsoledeviceconfiguration.md)
- [VZConsolePortConfiguration](virtualization/vzconsoleportconfiguration.md)
- [VZVirtioConsoleDeviceConfiguration](virtualization/vzvirtioconsoledeviceconfiguration.md)
- [VZVirtioConsolePortConfiguration](virtualization/vzvirtioconsoleportconfiguration.md)
- [VZVirtioConsolePortConfigurationArray](virtualization/vzvirtioconsoleportconfigurationarray.md)

### Console ports

- [VZVirtioConsolePort](virtualization/vzvirtioconsoleport.md)
- [VZVirtioConsolePortArray](virtualization/vzvirtioconsoleportarray.md)

### Devices

- [VZConsoleDevice](virtualization/vzconsoledevice.md)
- [VZVirtioConsoleDevice](virtualization/vzvirtioconsoledevice.md)

## See Also

### Devices

- [Audio](virtualization/audio.md)
- [Graphics](virtualization/graphics.md)
- [Keyboards and pointing devices](virtualization/keyboards-and-pointing-devices.md)
- [Memory](virtualization/memory.md)
- [Network](virtualization/network.md)
- [Randomization](virtualization/randomization.md)
- [Serial ports](virtualization/serial-ports.md)
- [Shared directories](virtualization/shared-directories.md)
- [Sockets](virtualization/sockets.md)
- [Storage](virtualization/storage.md)
- [Clipboard sharing](virtualization/clipboard-sharing.md)
- [USB Devices](virtualization/usb-devices.md)
- [Custom Virtio drivers](virtualization/custom-drivers.md)