The z/OS Management Facility (z/OSMF) is a product for
z/OS that provides support for a modern, Web-based management console
for z/OS, and extends the functionality of the z/OS® Explorer.
You must have a z/OSMF connection to use the features of z/OSMF. When
you define a z/OSMF system, z/OS Explorer attempts
to create an FTP connection at the same time. z/OS Explorer then
chooses the connection that is most suitable for the task you are
performing.
Before you begin
You must have at least one connection credential before
you can connect to a host system. A credential is a repository for
a user ID and password combination. For more information see Defining connection credentials.
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/OSMF category and
click Add. The Add Connection
window opens.
- In the Host name field enter the
host name of your z/OSMF 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.
- Enter the port number. As you type, the port number is
appended to the Name field, so the name is
displayed as something like myserver:20332.
- Optional: You can specify a different name
by overtyping the name in the Name field.
- By default the z/OSMF connection also sets up an FTP connection
on port 21. If you previously defined a different FTP connection,
select it from the FTP Connection list.
- Click OK to save the connection. The connection is saved and displayed in the Host Connections
view.
- 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.
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 at this time.