Connectivity

The fundamental element of your service environment is your connection to IBM^®.

What connection method you choose depends on several factors:

• Your hardware, software, and network configuration. This includes things like whether you have a direct connection to the Internet, whether you use a modem, and if you connect through a console (such as a Hardware Management Console for eServer™).
• The level of security your company want to maintain

You can use the Universal Connection Wizard to set up a connection to IBM. You also can configure a connection to IBM using Systems Network Architecture (SNA) or by using the Create Service Configuration (CRTSRVCFG) command.