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Define Hosts

Storage objects represent physical and conceptual components associated with one or more z/OS or Open Systems hosts. Each z/OS host must be running CA Vantage SRM. Each Open Systems host must be running CA SRM Application Server.

You can define and list several z/OS hosts and Open Systems Applications Servers in the Host List. You can connect to:

If you have defined only one host, the Windows Client automatically connects to it when you log in. If you define more than one host, you can manually connect to the host you want to access after you activate the Windows Client, or you can customize the Windows Client to automatically connect to one or more of the specified hosts.

To customize the Windows Client to automatically connect to one or more specified hosts

  1. Click Tools, and then Options.

    The Windows Client Options wizard is displayed.

  2. In the Windows Client Options wizard, click the Hosts node.
  3. The Hosts page of the Windows Client Options wizard is displayed. The following is an example of the Hosts page of the Windows Client Options wizard:

    This illustration is a screen shot example of the Hosts page of the Windows Client Options Wizard.

  4. Click the check box next to the name of the hosts you want the system to automatically connect to when you startup the Windows Client.

    Note: Uncheck a host if you want do not want the system to automatically connect to it when you startup the Windows Client.

  5. Click OK, your setting is saved and the next time you start the Windows Client you will connect to the hosts selected.