Index: xen-3.2-testing/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py
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--- xen-3.2-testing.orig/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py
+++ xen-3.2-testing/tools/python/xen/xend/XendDomainInfo.py
@@ -2732,6 +2732,14 @@ class XendDomainInfo:
             if not config.has_key('backend'):
                 config['backend'] = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
 
+        if dev_class == 'console':
+            if not config.has_key('protocol'):
+                con_type = config.get('type', '')
+                if con_type == 'vnc':
+                    config['protocol'] = 'rfb'
+                elif con_type == 'sdl':
+                    config['protocol'] = 'rdp'
+
         return config
 
     def get_dev_property(self, dev_class, dev_uuid, field):