README for IBM File Manager® plug-in for Eclipse V11.1.0.0

Copyright statement

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Contents

• System requirements and prerequisites
• Installing IBM File Manager® plug-in for Eclipse into CICS Explorer™
• Technical support

System requirements and prerequisites

The following minimum hardware levels are required to run IBM File Manager® plug-in for Eclipse V11.1.0.0:

• CPU - Intel® Pentium® 4 or equivalent.
• RAM - 768 MB in addition to the operating system requirements.
• Hard disk - 500 MB available space.

One of the following levels of Windows operating system software is required to install IBM File Manager® plug-in for Eclipse V11.1.0.0:

• Microsoft® Windows® XP 32-bit
• Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit
• Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 32-bit
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 32-bit

The following levels of software required to install IBM File Manager® plug-in for Eclipse V11.1.0.0:

• CICS Explorer™ (for Windows) V1.0.1, or later
• File Manager® for z/OS Version 11.1 or later with the PTF for APAR PM34376

Installing IBM File Manager® plug-in for Eclipse into CICS Explorer™

The following steps are required in order to install IBM File Manager® plug-in for Eclipse into CICS Explorer™ environment:

1. Download and install IBM CICS Explorer™
2. Download a zip file containing IBM File Manager® plug-in for Eclipse. Find the latest version from IBM z/OS Problem Determination Tools site. The zipped file is called cn0m.zip.
3. Start CICS Explorer™
4. Click Help > Software updates....
5. Under Available Software tab, click Add Site....
6. In Add Site dialog, click Archive... button and select the zipped file.
7. Select IBM File Manager® plug-in for Eclipse feature from the list. Optionally you may need to select and install EMF run-time for IBM File Manager® plug-in for Eclipse if your CICS Explorer™ environment does not have a version of EMF run-time environment installed.
8. Click Install... button to install IBM File Manager® plug-in for Eclipse. Upon successful installation, the CICS Explorer™ should prompt you to restart the CICS Explorer™. Select Yes to re-start your CICS Explorer™.

After following the installaton steps above, you should be able to start using IBM File Manager® plug-in for Eclipse. Follow the steps below to bring up Systems Information view:

1. Select Window > Show View > Other....
2. From a list of available views, select Systems Information view under File Manager category.
3. You should see Systems Information view in your perspective.

Technical support

This SupportPac is available at no charge to all licensed users of IBM File Manager® for z/OS V11, or later. It is supplied under the standard terms and conditions of the IBM International Program License Agreement (IPLA) and of the associated License Information and other documentation, and provides a defect correction entitlement for those licensed users entitled to service for IBM File Manager® for z/OS V11, or later. Service is available for this SupportPac for as long as the IBM File Manager® for z/OS product with which the SupportPac is to be used is generally supported by IBM. In addition, IBM reserves the right to discontinue service on this SupportPac when it is withdrawn from marketing by IBM. Please reference "IBM File Manager for z/OS" as the entitled product when contacting IBM and requesting support for this SupportPac.