Connection Types

Restriction: This topic applies to Windows environments only.

HCOSS provides the System and User connection types. For each, connection information is tracked and stored in a series of files.

System Connection Type

The Manage Connections tool tracks and stores connection information in the following files:
%PROGRAMDATA%\Micro Focus\HCOSS\Connections\ConnectionTracking.hcocon
A work file containing tracking information.
%WINDOWS%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\CONFIG\machine.config
A configuration file that stores 32-bit framework 2.0, 3.0, and 3.5 (CLR 2) system connection strings.
%WINDOWS%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Config\machine.config
A configuration file that stores 32-bit framework 4.0 (CLR 4) system connection strings.
%WINDOWS%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\CONFIG\machine.config
A configuration file that stores 64-bit framework 2.0, 3.0, and 3.5 (CLR 2) system connection strings.
%WINDOWS%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\Config\machine.config
A configuration file that stores 64-bit framework 4.0 (CLR 4) system connection strings.

User Connection Type

The Manage Connections tool tracks and stores connection information in the following files:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Micro Focus\HCOSS\Connections\UserConnectionTracking.hcocon
A work file containing tracking information.
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Micro Focus\UserConnections32_v2.config
A configuration file that stores 32-bit framework 2.0, 3.0, and 3.5 (CLR 2) user connection strings.
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Micro Focus\UserConnections32_v4.config
A configuration file that stores 32-bit framework 4.0 (CLR 4) user connection strings.
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Micro Focus\UserConnections64_v2.config
A configuration file that stores 64-bit framework 2.0, 3.0, and 3.5 (CLR 2) user connection strings.
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Micro Focus\UserConnections64_v4.config
A configuration file that stores 64-bit framework 4.0 (CLR 4) user connection strings.