Connecting to a host and managing host connections

Types of host connections

Host connections can be defined for individual users or the entire enterprise. Host connections for individual users are managed separately from host connections for the entire enterprise.

This separation makes it easier to isolate activities in different environments (such as testing systems versus production systems or application systems versus other application systems).

List of host connections

The console uses a shared Enterprise List that displays connections. This list resides on the UIM server. Users who have the appropriate security authority can add, delete, and edit connection information in the Enterprise List. When any user launches a console, the Enterprise List identifies the host connections that are defined.

Additionally, each user has a personal list of connections. You can define a connection in your personal list manually by entering connection information (such as the host name and port number). You can also add connections to your personal list by selecting predefined connections from the Enterprise List. After you define a host connection in your personal list, that connection definition remains available whenever you start the console and log on.

To connect to a host

1. In the Navigation window, right-click the host connection and click Connect.The Connect dialog box displays the connection information for the selected host.

2. In the Login Information area, select whether to connect by using console credentials or credentials that you specify.

   Important

   Console credentials are the user name and password that you used to log on to the console. If you select Connect using these credentials, you must enter a user name and password. If necessary, you can also enter the account and group to which the user name belongs.

3. (Optional) To connect automatically whenever the console starts, select Autoconnect at console start.
4. Click OK.

To add a connection

Use this procedure to define a single connection quickly when you know the required connection information, such as host and port. You can also add a connection by using the Enterprise List (see To manage the Enterprise List).

1. In the Navigation window, right-click the Connections folder and click Add Host Connection.The Add Connection dialog box is displayed.
2. In the Host field, enter the name of the host.
3. In the Port field, enter the UIM port number.The value in the Display Name field is generated automatically from the host name and the port number.
4. (Optional) In the Description field, enter a descriptive name for the connection.

5. In the Login Information area, select whether to connect by using console credentials or credentials that you specify.

   Important

   Console credentials are the user name and password that you used to log on to the console. If you select Connect using these credentials, you must enter a user name and password. If necessary, you can also enter the account and group to which the user name belongs.

6. (Optional) To connect automatically whenever the console starts, select Autoconnect at console start.
7. Click OK.The new host connection is displayed in the Connections folder in the Navigation window.

To manage the Enterprise List

If you have the appropriate authority, you can add, edit, or delete connections in the shared Enterprise List on the UIM server.

1. In the Navigation window, right-click the Connections folder and select Manage Host Connections in the Enterprise List.The Manage Enterprise Connections dialog box is displayed.

2. Add, edit, or delete a connection as follows:

   To	Perform these steps
   Add a connection	Click Add. Enter the connection information in the Details area. Click Done.
   Edit a connection	Select the connection, and click Edit. Change the connection information in the Details area. Click Done.
   Delete a connection	Select the connection. Click Delete.

3. Click OK to apply your changes to the shared Enterprise List and close the dialog box.