You must establish a connection between CICS Explorer® and your CICS® systems before you can view
any information. You must provide details about the system connection,
its location, and its authentication requirements.
Before you begin
If you are connecting to a CICS TS
version 3 system, you must connect to a WUI server by using the CICSPlex® SM Data Interface
read-only connection.
If you are connecting to a CICS version 4 or later system you can connect
to a WUI server by using the CICSPlex SM
Data Interface read-only connection. Alternatively, if you want update
capability, you can use the CICS management
client interface (CMCI) connection. If you are using the CMCI connection,
the CICS system must be set
up to use CMCI. For more information, see
Setting up access for CICS Explorer in the CICS
TS 5.1 Information Center.
Note: The CICS Explorer does not
support the use of SSL client certificates with CMCI connections.
If
you are connecting to a CICS TS
for VSE/ESA 1.1.1 system, you can use the CICS management client interface (CMCI) read-only
connection.
If CICS Explorer is
not configured, or you want to add a connection, run these steps:
Procedure
- On the workbench menu bar, click Window > Manage
Connections. The Host Connections view is displayed.
If your connections are preconfigured, you see the
connections under the categories in the view. If not, the categories
are empty. The following example screen shows the Host Connections
view with one connection in each category type. Each connection is
associated with a credential, except for the z/OS® FTP connection. The credential is shown
in brackets after the connection name.
- Select the required connection category under CICS System Management, and click Add. The Add Connection window opens.
The following example shows the Add CMCI Connection window.
- Type the TCP/IP host name of your server in the Host
name field. As you type, the characters up to the end
of the first qualifier are inserted in the Name field.
If your host name is myserver.example.ibm.com then
the name would display as myserver.
- Enter the port number. As you type, the port number is
also appended to the Name field, so the name
is displayed as something like myserver:20332.
- Optional: You can specify a different name
by replacing the name in the Name field.
- If the host connection is configured for SSL, select the Secure
connection (SSL) check box.
- Click OK to save the connection. The connection is saved and is displayed in the Host Connections
view.
- Optional: You can now choose to associate a
credential with the connection. Right-click the connection name and
hover over Set Credentials to show the credentials
available. Click the credential that you want to use for the connection.
Results
The connection and associated credential are displayed
in the Host Connections view.
What to do next
You can now connect to
the system by right-clicking the connection name and clicking Connect.
Alternatively, select the connection name and click Connect.
If the connection is not already associated with a credential, you
can choose an existing credential or create one now.