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# VZVirtioConsoleDevice

A class that represents a Virtio console device in a virtual machine.

```
class VZVirtioConsoleDevice
```

## Topics

### Configuring the console

[`ports`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtioConsoleDevice/ports)

The array of console ports that a specific device uses.

[`delegate`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtioConsoleDevice/delegate)

The delegate object for the console device.

[`VZVirtioConsoleDeviceDelegate`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZVirtioConsoleDeviceDelegate)

Optional methods that you use to respond when a console port opens or closes in the virtual machine.

## See Also

[`VZConsoleDeviceConfiguration`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZConsoleDeviceConfiguration)

The base class for a console device configuration.


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