---
title: VZVirtioConsoleDeviceConfiguration
framework: virtualization
role: symbol
role_heading: Class
path: virtualization/vzvirtioconsoledeviceconfiguration
---

# VZVirtioConsoleDeviceConfiguration

A console device that enables communication between the host and the guest using console ports through a Virtio interface.

## Declaration

```swift
class VZVirtioConsoleDeviceConfiguration
```

## Overview

Overview A VZVirtioConsoleDeviceConfiguration object enables serial communication between the guest-operating system and host computer through the Virtio interface. The device sets up one or more ports through VZVirtioConsolePortConfiguration on the Virtio console device.

## Topics

### Creating the configuration object

- [init()](virtualization/vzvirtioconsoledeviceconfiguration/init().md)

### Configuring the console ports

- [ports](virtualization/vzvirtioconsoledeviceconfiguration/ports.md)

## Relationships

### Inherits From

- [VZConsoleDeviceConfiguration](virtualization/vzconsoledeviceconfiguration.md)

### Conforms To

- [CVarArg](swift/cvararg.md)
- [CustomDebugStringConvertible](swift/customdebugstringconvertible.md)
- [CustomStringConvertible](swift/customstringconvertible.md)
- [Equatable](swift/equatable.md)
- [Hashable](swift/hashable.md)
- [NSCopying](foundation/nscopying.md)
- [NSObjectProtocol](objectivec/nsobjectprotocol.md)

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [consoleDevices](virtualization/vzvirtualmachineconfiguration/consoledevices.md)

### Configurations

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