Configuring a CICS CM system connection

Before you can view any information, you must establish a connection between CICS® CM plug-in and your CICS systems by providing details about the system connection, its location, and its authentication requirements.

Before you begin

Ensure that your system connection details are saved in the credentials view, see Defining connection credentials for more information, that you have the correct level of authorization to connect to your system, and that you are connected to your company network.

If your system administrator has preconfigured CICS CM plug-in, you can view the details in the Connections Preferences view.

If CICS CM plug-in has not been configured, or you want to add an additional connection, perform these steps:

About this task

  1. Click Window > Preferences from the workbench menu bar, expand CICS Explorer and click Connections. The Connections Preferences view is displayed. If it has been pre-configured, the connection details are displayed as in the example below. If not, the fields are blank.
  2. Click New.
  3. Complete the fields with the details provided by your system administrator.
    Table 1.
    Type The type of the system. Select Configuration Manager to connect to the CICS Configuration Manager.
    Name The local name used to identify this connection. The name can be anything you choose and is used only to help you distinguish between different connections.
    Host name The address of the server hosting your Configuration Manager server.
    Port number The port used to access the server.
    Credentials Select your authorized user ID for the system from the list.
    Password Your password for the system. If you leave this field blank, you are asked to enter your password when the connection is attempted.
    CICS Connection® When you Click Apply the CICS Connection window is populated with the CICSPlex® SM Connections that are available to use with this connection. The CICS CM plug-in can use the CICSPlex SM Connection to interrogate operation resources and the CICS CM Connection to interrogate definition resources without your intervention. Click Apply to save your selection.

What to do next

When you click Connect, CICS CM plug-in tries to connect to the system that you have configured.

If the connection is successful, the connection name is displayed in the lower-right corner of the workbench window next to a green icon, indicating a successful connection.

If the connection is not successful, the connection name is displayed in the lower-right corner of the workbench window next to a red icon, indicating that the connection was not successful. An error message is displayed at the top of the Connections Preferences view, providing a reason for the failure. Check the values in the fields, correct any errors, and click Connect to test the corrections.

When the connection is successful, click OK or Cancel to close the Preferences view.