Connections

A connection is one IBM i or one z/OS system. You can define as many as you like. Each one appears as its own node in the IBM i or z/OS section.

What is stored, and where

Data	Stored in	Shared?
Name, host, port, user, filters, object library	VS Code global storage on your PC	No, it stays on your PC
Password	OS keychain (Windows Credential Manager, macOS Keychain, libsecret on Linux), through VS Code SecretStorage	No
SSH key	Only its file path is stored; the key stays where it is	No

Nothing is written into your project or workspace, so you can't commit a password to Git by accident.

Manage a connection

Right-click a connection:

Action	What it does
Test Connection (plug icon)	Connects and shows the system version
Edit Connection	Re-runs the wizard with the current values prefilled. For IBM i it also asks for the object library used by compiles.
Reset Stored Password	Removes the stored password and asks for a new one
Disconnect (IBM i)	Closes the SSH session. It reconnects automatically the next time it's needed.
Remove Connection	Deletes the connection and its stored password

Filters

Filters decide what you see under a connection. Add them with the inline buttons and remove them with the × next to each filter.

Platform	Filter types
z/OS	Data set filters (USER.**, SYS1.PROCLIB, HLQ.*.COBOL), USS paths, job filters (owner + prefix)
IBM i	Library filters, IFS paths

Continue with IBM i connections or z/OS connections.