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// * virt/managing_vms/virt-accessing-vm-consoles.adoc

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= Considerations for accessing the serial console

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You can connect to the serial console of a virtual machine (VM) by using the {product-title} web console or the `virtctl` command-line tool.

Take into account the following considerations:

* The clients must be able to access the API server.
* The clients must have access credentials for the cluster.
* The API server must be able to handle the traffic load.
* The serial connection is expected to disconnect during live migration of a VM to another node.
* Using the serial console allows only a single connection per VM at a time.
