The present invention generally provides for the programmatic management of connections between servers (e.g., open system servers) and clients (local and/or remote). Specifically, under the present invention, a management console is provided through which connections between the servers and clients are established, maintained and/or terminated. Software loaded on the management console will provide a client menu for connections between servers and clients and an administrative menu for managing configurations of the servers on a management console through which the connections are established. Based on selections made using the client menu and the administrative menu, the connections and the configurations will be programmatically managed.