Batch ConnectionΒΆ
A batch connection is a special type of connection that specifies a list of saved connections to run in sequence. This allows connections to be quickly and easily opened to multiple remote systems across multiple hops. A batch connection can even contain other batch connections.
The nearby figure shows the Batch Connection dialog with an example batch connection. The batch connection contains three connections:
- The persistent user server
- A user connection to the local root user
- A container connection to a local container
Each of the latter two connections is run from the server made available by the previous connection in the list. In this way, a TermySequence connection to the container can be established in a single operation.
Tip
The connections in a batch connection are not required to depend on each other. In addition to opening connections across multiple hops, a batch connection can be used simply as a means to open many connections at once.
When opening
a batch connection, each connection in the list will be opened in sequence using individual tasks. Connections that are already established will be skipped. A connection status dialog will be shown for each connection to collect passwords if necessary. A failed connection will stop the sequence.
The dialog has the following elements:
- Launch This Connection
- The ordered list of connections to open. Click an entry to edit it.
- On This Server
- A read-only column showing each connection's configured
LaunchFrom
setting as a convenience.- Append Rule
- Adds a new connection to the end of the list
- Insert Rule
- Inserts a new connection at the location of the selected connection
- Prepend Rule
- Inserts a new connection at the beginning of the list
- Clone Rule
- Duplicates the selected connection in the list
- Delete Rule
- Removes the selected connection from the list
- Move to Top
- Moves the selected connection to the top of the list
- Move Up
- Moves the selected connection up in the list
- Move Down
- Moves the selected connection down in the list
- Move to Bottom
- Moves the selected connection to the bottom of the list
- Apply
- Saves changes made in the dialog. This button is only present when editing a saved connection from the Manage Connections window.
- Reset
- Discards changes made in the dialog. This button is only present when editing a saved connection.
- Save connection as
- Specify a name to save the connection as. This element is not present when editing a saved connection.