Connecting to a remote Linux server

About this task

The following documentation describes how to connect to the Remote System Explorer server on Linux.

Installing the server code

For information about installing the server code, see Installation tasks for AIX/Linux server

To start the server manually

Installing the server will configure the daemon to start automatically. To start the daemon manually, run the following commands:
cd /opt/IBM/RDAIXLinux/9.0/rse/
perl ./daemon.pl

These commands run the daemon.pl script located in the /opt/IBM/RDAIXLinux/9.0/rse/ directory. If this does not work, try changing the permission attributes on daemon.pl (for example, enter chmod 755 daemon.pl). By default, the port number is 8050. To configure a different port, you can edit the $port variable in daemon.pl.

Making a client connection to your remote server in the workbench

Now, you can use the product to make a client connection to a remote server. You perform this task within the workbench integrated development environment. To make a connection to your remote server:
  1. Switch to the Remote System Explorer perspective. From the workbench menu, click Window > Open Perspective > Remote System Explorer.
  2. In the Remote Systems view, New Connection is automatically expanded to display the various remote systems you can connect to through the Remote System Explorer. Expand one of the remote systems listed to invoke the new connection dialog box and configure a connection.
  3. In the Host Name field, enter the name or TCP/IP address of your server. The value you enter in this field is automatically copied into the Connection name field, which displays in the Remote Systems view and is unique to the connection.
  4. (Optional) Enter a Description. The description appears in the Properties view after the connection is created.
  5. Click Finish to define your system.
Attention: To check your port number, right-click your connection or subsystem from the Remote Systems view and select Properties. Click Subsystem to view the relevant information. If your port is "0," then your Remote System Explorer communications server picks any free port on the server. If you specified a port number when starting the server, you need to enter it here, for example, to work with a firewall.

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