# Universal Systems

At a minimum the Remote System Explorer provides access to Linux, UNIX, and Windows systems. These are called "universal" systems since their file and command systems are quite similar. You can export, import, explore remote files, and run remote commands on all of these system types. You can also drag/drop and copy/paste between two systems of the same or different type. For example, you can drag and drop a file from your Windows host to your Linux host, from one Linux host to another, or from one file in your Linux host to another file in the same host.

The Remote System Explorer can also provide access to other types of systems if the support is installed in the workbench. Examples of such systems might be IBM iSeries or zSeries server systems.

Expand the topics in the help contents or click the following links for information on Universal host access:

Related concepts
Shells and commands in the Remote Systems view

Related tasks
Connecting to a remote Linux or UNIX host
Connecting to a remote Windows host
Creating a second connection to aremote host
Deleting a connection
Disconnecting from a remote host
Copying and pasting in the Remote System Explorer
Dragging and dropping items in the Remote System Explorer
Configuring environment variablesupport for connections