DirectConnect Manager is a graphical user interface (GUI) systems management tool for administering DirectConnect for z/OS Option. DirectConnect Manager runs on Windows, Linux, and UNIX platforms, and allows you to perform these functions:
Manage DirectConnect servers on multiple platforms.
Change configuration properties of DirectConnect servers, service libraries, and services.
Create and copy services by copying an existing service and giving it a unique name.
Create new servers.
Start and stop existing servers.
Start, stop, and delete services. (From a remote site, DirectConnect Manager is the only way you can start a service.)
Test the availability of a data source by creating a connection to it.
Retrieve a DirectConnect server log file or a subset of the log, and view log file messages with a text editor.
Update DirectConnect server connection information.
View the status of a service and data source on the desktop.
