You must have an FTP or z/OSMF connection to use the views
in the z/OS perspective.
Before you begin
You must have at least one connection credential before
you can connect to a system. A credential is a repository for a user
ID and password combination. For more information, see Defining connection credentials.
Note: For z/OS® Explorer to
successfully obtain the required spool files, the FTP.DATA configuration
file for the Server must specify JESINTERFACELEVEL 2. For more information
about the JESINTERFACELEVEL parameter, see your System z/OS documentation.
Procedure
- Click Window > Manage Connections from the workbench
menu bar. The Host Connections view is displayed.
If
your connections are preconfigured, you see the connections listed
under the categories in the view. If not, the categories are empty.
The following example screen shows the Host Connections view in the
CICS Explorer. One connection is defined in each category type. Each
connection is associated with a credential, with the exception of
the z/OS FTP connection. The credential is shown in brackets after
the connection name.
- In the Connections section select the z/OS FTP category
and click Add. The Add System
z - FTP Connection window opens.
- In the Host name field enter the
FTP host name of your server . As you type, the characters up to the
end of the first qualifier are inserted in the Name field.
So if your host name is myserver.example.ibm.com then
the name would display as myserver.
- Optional: You can specify a different name
by overtyping the name in the Name field.
- Optional: Select the local and remote character
sets to be used during file transfer. You may also need to set the
transfer mode in the file properties window. If you do not set these values correctly, files could be corrupted
during transfer. For more information, see Changing z/OS Unix file and directory permissions.
- Optional: You can choose to associate a credential
with the connection at this time. Right-click the connection name
and hover over Set Credentials to show the
credentials available. Click the credential you want to use for the
connection.
- Complete the other fields as appropriate for your organization
- Click OK The connection
is saved and displayed in the Host Connections view.
Results
The connection and associated credential are displayed
in the Host Connections view.
What to do next
Click Connect to start the connection.
If the connection is associated with a credential, the connection
will be started. If the connection is not already associated with
a credential, you will be prompted to choose an existing credential
or create one.