Configuring a CICS IA Collector connection

Before you can work with collectors you must have an IA Collector connection configured. Contact your system administrator for details of the collector connections that you want to use.

About this task

The CICS® IA plug-in Collector places details about interactions between CICS programs and resources in a set of DB2® tables. To work with the collectors, you must set up a collector connection.

A screen shot of the CICS IA plug-in Preferences window that shows the Collector Connections information which includes the Host Name (server address), TCP/IP Port Number, and authentication information that includes user ID and Password. A Connection button, Restore Defaults button and Apply button.

Procedure

  1. Open the Connections pane. Click Window > Preferences, expand CICS Explorer, and select Connections.
  2. From the Type drop-down list, select the CICS IA Collector connection type.
  3. Enter the name you want to use for this connection.
  4. Enter the Host name and port number.
  5. Select your relevant credentials form the Credentials list, see Defining connection credentials for more information.
  6. Click Apply, you are prompted to enter your password and you have the option to save your password.
  7. Click Connect to test the connection.
  8. If you want to create another connection click New, give the new connection a unique name in the Name field, and complete the previous steps.