Adding systems manually

You can add IMS™ Connect systems manually to the IMS Connect Extensions Operations Console using the Navigation view.

Procedure

  1. Click New in the Navigation view, and then click IMS Connect. The Enter System Details dialog is displayed.
  2. Enter the following system information:
    Figure 1. Manually adding an IMS Connect system to IMS Connect Extensions Operations Console for z/OS® Explorer
    The Enter System Details dialog showing IMS Connect system name, system description, the console host name and port, and the connection profile. Click Test Connection to confirm a connection with the specified system.
    System Name
    The name of the IMS Connect system.
    System Description
    A description for this IMS Connect system.
    Console Host
    The host name or IP address of the mainframe in which the IMS Connect system (with IMS Connect Extensions) resides.
    Console Port
    The port number in IMS Connect that is reserved for the IMS Connect Extensions Operations Console. You can find this port number in the following locations:
    • The system definition in the IMS Connect Extensions ISPF dialog.
    • The IMS Connect Extensions log
    • The CEXPRINT DD for the IMS Connect job
    Connection Profile
    Select Default Connection Profile to use the default user ID and password to connect to this system. If other connection profiles have been added, you can select one of them to use for this IMS Connect system.
    Note: Passwords must conform to the Activate Mixed Case Passwords setting in the IMS Connect Extensions system definition:
    • If Activate Mixed Case Passwords is enabled, you must enter each letter in the password in the correct case.
    • If Activate Mixed Case Passwords is not enabled, the password is converted to all uppercase so it does not matter how it is entered.

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  3. Click Test Connection to try to connect to the system using the selected connection profile. If the connection is unsuccessful, check for additional messages in the Common Services Library Console view.
  4. When you are finished making changes, click Save.

What to do next

You can also organize your IMS Connect systems into groups. See Grouping systems.