Connecting to an IBM i server

About this task

After you create a connection to an IBM® i server, you can easily connect and disconnect. To connect:

Procedure

  1. In the Remote Systems view, expand your new connection to reveal your subsystems.
  2. (Optional) If this is the first time you are connecting to the remote server, right-click one of the subsystems, such as Objects, and select Verify Connection. Enter your user ID and password for the IBM i server to verify the connection. This action checks if you are missing any PTFs.
  3. To connect to any of the subsystems, right-click one of them, such as Objects, and select Connect. You can also click the plus beside any of your default filters to connect.
  4. Enter your user ID and password when prompted and click OK. Select Save password and Save user ID if you want the workbench to remember your password and user ID. Note that the option to save passwords may be disabled, see the related links for more information about passwords.

What to do next

You can monitor and change the properties of your connection in the Properties view of the Remote System Explorer perspective. Some values are read-only, and you can change others, such as the description or the server name. Although each Remote System Explorer subsystem maintains its own list of properties, three properties (connected or disconnected, port, and user ID) are shared among all the subsystems belonging to this IBM i connection. If you change any of these properties in one subsystem, the other subsystems reflect the change. Select a subsystem and check the Properties view to see the shared properties for all of your subsystems. For example, the Connected value is Yes, No, or Offline for all of your subsystems under one connection.

To disconnect from the server, right-click either your connection name or one of your subsystems, such as Objects, and select Disconnect.

If you have difficulties connecting and disconnecting from the server, see the related link for troubleshooting information.

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