Creating a connection

# Connecting to a Remote RDT Server

Creating a connection from the Remote Systems view

The Remote Systems view is by default part of the Remote C/C++ perspective. To open this perspective from the workbench menu, click Window > Open Perspective > Remote C/C++.

Alternatively, to open the Remote Systems view regardless of which perspective is active; from the workbench menu click Window > Open View > Remote Systems.

In the Remote Systems view, click the New Connection toolbar button.

Creating a connection from the RSE Browse Dialog

Alternatively it is also possible to create a connection from the RSE remote system file browse dialog. This dialog can be launched from the New Remote C/C++ Project Wizard.

Creating a Connection

Either action will launch the Select Remote System Type dialog. From this dialog you may create a new connection.

- Choose either Linux, Unix or Windows as the server type depending on the operating system that is hosting the RDT sever. For MacOS X choose Unix as the system type. Do not choose SSH, Telnet or FTP as the RDT server will not work with these connection types (RDT requires a dstore connection).
- Enter a name for your first profile and click Next. (This step only occurs if you have never defined a connection before.)
- Enter a connection name. This name displays in your tree view and must be unique to the profile.
- Enter the name or TCP/IP address of your server in the Host name field.
- (Optional) Enter a Description. The description appears in the Properties view after the connection is created.
- Click Next.
- On the second page of the New Connection Wizard click Launcher Properties under the Available Services section. The properties section of the dialog can be used to specify if the connection is to a daemon server or to a standalone (manually started) server.
- Click Finish to define your system. The new connection will appear in the Remote Systems View.
- To activate the connection right click on the connection name in the Remote Systems view and select Connect. You may be prompted for a username and password.

Once a connection has been created it may still be necessary to define the port and other properties for the connection.