Before you can view any information, you must establish
a connection with your host system by providing details about the
system connection, the system location, and authentication requirements.
By default, connections attempt to use the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
protocol. If the SSL connection is not successful, the connection
is retried without SSL.
Before you begin
You must define at least one connection credential before
you can connect to a host system. For more information about defining
credentials, see Defining connection credentials.
Before proceeding, ensure that you have all your system connection
details, that you have the correct level of authorization to connect
to your system, and that you are connected to your company's network.
Note: The
connection categories you see in the Host Connections view vary depending
on the connection types that are available to you.
If your
system administrator preconfigured your connections, you can view
the details in the Host Connections view.
If the connections
are not configured, or you want to add a connection, perform these
steps:
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 category for the
connection you want to add and click Add. The Add Connection window opens.
The following screen
shows an example of the Add z/OSMF Connection window. Other connection
types might have additional fields. For more information about connection-specific
fields, see the documentation for the product or plug-in.
- In the Host name field enter the
TCP/IP 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.
- Enter the port number. As you type, the port number is
also 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.
- Complete any other fields that are required by the connection
type and click OK. 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 shown 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.