Using the Terminal Plug-in
You can use the terminal plug-in to connect to a database via localhost, a Telnet connection or an SSH connection.
Localhost Connection
If the database instance is installed on your local client, simply connect using your native terminal.
- In the main menu, select Show View > Other > Terminal > Terminal,
or click this link to open the
Terminal View.
- Select the Open a Terminal button on the Terminal view toolbar.
- Select Local Terminal from the Choose terminal drop-down menu.
- If csession isn't in your PATH, navigate to your instance's bin directory. For example, cd C:\InterSystems\Cache\bin.
- Launch a terminal session. For example, csession Cache.
Telnet Connection
If the database instance is on a remote Windows server, you will need to connect using Telnet.
- Enable %Service_Telnet from the Management Portal (http:///csp/sys/sec/%25CSP.UI.Portal.Services.zen)
- In the main menu, select Show View > Other > Terminal > Terminal,
or click this link to open the
Terminal View.
- Select the Open a Terminal button on the Terminal view toolbar.
- Select Telnet Terminal from the Choose terminal drop-down menu.
- Complete the Telnet session configuration and click "OK"
- If csession isn't in your PATH, navigate to your instance's bin directory. For example, cd C:\InterSystems\Cache\bin.
- Launch a terminal session. For example, csession Cache.
SSH Connection
If your the database instance is on a remote Linux or Mac OSX server, you will need to connect using SSH.
- In the main menu, select Show View > Other > Terminal > Terminal,
or click this link to open the
Terminal View.
- Select the Open a Terminal button on the Terminal view toolbar.
- Select SSH Terminal from the Choose terminal drop-down menu.
- Complete the SSH session configuration and click "OK"
- If csession isn't in your PATH, navigate to your instance's bin directory. For example, cd C:\InterSystems\Cache\bin.
- Launch a terminal session. For example, csession Cache.
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