To
add or connect to a remote server A remote server is a connection to an OpenVMS
system made on behalf of your user account on the OpenVMS system. A server
process is started (running in your user account) on the OpenVMS system
that will execute remote commands such as compile or execute.
To
add or connect to a remote server
1. If you have not already done so, map a network drive to the remote OpenVMS system. (Required only if you are using Advanced Server or Samba to access your files on the OpenVMS system.)
2. In the NetBeans IDE, select the Runtime tab.
3. Right click Remote Servers.
4. Select Add Remote Server.
5. Fill in the Host, User, and Password information. (Specify your OpenVMS account username and password, not your Pathworks username and password.)
6. Do not change the RMI port, unless you have configured the IDE Server on your OpenVMS machine to use a different RMI port. Click OK.
7. Optionally fill in the server setup command and server timeout properties.
When you add a remote server, it is automatically
connected for you. The connection icon (a traffic signal) 
turns yellow when the connection
is in progress, then green to show that
you are connected to the remote server. The traffic signal icon is
red when you are disconnected. The following
connection has been made:
Note You can specify properties of the remote server. To do so, right click on the remote server name, and click Properties. By default, the Preserve Session option is unchecked. If you check Preserve Session, NetBeans will restore the connection state at startup to the connection state that existed when NetBeans was last shut down.
Next Step: Mount Remote FTP or SMB Filesystem