Using the server configuration utility

You can use the server configuration utility to connect to remote databases.

The server configuration utility asks for information that enables the system administration client to connect to a remote database. The utility copies the values you enter about the remote database (such as the database name, schema name, and so on) to the database connection parameter file. The database connection parameter file stores the connection parameters that the system administration client needs to connect to the remote database.

You can use the server configuration utility to view existing connections. Click View Connection Information to see information about all remote servers configured for use with the system administration client.

After you have added remote database connections with the server configuration utility, you can connect to those servers from the system administration client. The system catalogs the remote database on the first connection.