You must have an FTP connection to use the views in the
System z perspective. By default, the connection uses the secure forms
of the protocols, FTP over TLS. If the secure connection is not successful,
the connection is reattempted without security.
Before you begin
You must have at least one connection "credential" before
you can configure a system connection. A credential is a repository
for a user ID and password combination. See the topic Defining
connection credentials for further information.
Procedure
- Click Window > Preferences from the workbench menu
bar. In the Preferences dialog expand CICS Explorer and
click Connections. The Connections Preferences view is displayed.
If it has been pre-configured, you see the connection details displayed
as in the example below. If not, the fields are blank.
- Click New and fill in the fields with the details
provided by your system administrator. The following table provides
a description of the fields:
Option |
Description |
Type |
The type of the connection. For an FTP connection this is System
z - FTP. |
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 TCP/IP host name of your FTP server. |
Port number |
The port used to access the server. For FTP this is always
port 21 |
Credentials |
Your credential for the system. If you do not yet have a credential
defined for this connection you can click the Credentials hyperlink
to open the Credentials page, and define a credential. |
Transfer mode |
Choose Active or Passive depending
on the FTP used by your organization. The default mode is Passive. |
Attempt secure connection |
Select the check box to attempt to connect using secure FTP.
If the attempt is unsuccessful, the connection is reattempted without
security. Note: Secure FTP encrypts only the login credentials. You
might want to ask your system administrator if the FTP server can
be configured to support data encryption.
|
- Click Apply to save the configuration or Cancel to
cancel the process and close the Preferences view without saving the
new connection.
Results
If you saved the connection you can now click Connect to
connect to the FTP server. When Connect is clicked CICS Explorer attempts
to connect to the FTP system you have configured. The Signon dialog
is displayed and you must confirm or enter your password. If the connection
fails an error message is displayed in the Connections Preferences
dialog. With an active FTP connection you can now view data sets and
logs.
Alternatively you can click OK to
close the Preferences dialog and connect later.