vmware_named_pipe_serial_port.py

from pysphere import VIServer, VITask
from pysphere.resources import VimService_services as VI

server = VIServer()
server.connect('HOST', 'USER', 'PASSWORD')

vm = server.get_vm_by_name('VM_NAME')

backing = VI.ns0.VirtualSerialPortPipeBackingInfo_Def('VirtualSerialPortPipeBackingInfo').pyclass()
backing.Endpoint = 'PIPE_NAME'

port = VI.ns0.VirtualSerialPort_Def('VirtualSerialPort').pyclass()
port.YieldOnPoll = True
port.Backing = backing
port.Key = 9000

request = VI.ReconfigVM_TaskRequestMsg()
_this = request.new__this(vm._mor)
_this.set_attribute_type(vm._mor.get_attribute_type())
request.set_element__this(_this)
spec = request.new_spec()

dc = spec.new_deviceChange()
dc.Operation = 'add'
dc.Device = port
spec.DeviceChange = [dc]

request.Spec = spec

retval = server._proxy.ReconfigVM_Task(request)._returnval
vi_task = VITask(retval, server)
status = vi_task.wait_for_status([vi_task.STATE_SUCCESS, vi_task.STATE_ERROR])

print status