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.
If CICS CM plug-in was pre-configured by your system administrator, you can view the details in the Connections Preferences view.
If CICS CM plug-in was not configured, or you want to add another connection, follow these steps:
Field Label | Description |
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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 your Configuration Manager server. |
Port number | The port used to access the server. |
CICS Connection® 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. Note: The
check box for CICS Management Interface must be checked to allow concurrent
connections for CM and SM. Leaving the check box cleared causes the
CM connection to be disconnected when you switch to the SM perspective.
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If the connection is successful, the connection name is displayed in the workbench window next to a green icon.
If the connection is not successful, the connection name is displayed in workbench window next to a red icon. An error message is displayed in 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.