Exercise 1.2: Configuring a connection to an iSeries system

Before you begin, you must complete Exercise 1.1: Starting the product.

When you first start the workbench and open a perspective, you are not connected to any system except your local hard drive on your workstation.

Before you can work offline you need to connect to an iSeries system to download the source files that you need.

You may skip this chapter if you want to use an existing connection from the previous tutorial named Maintain an ILE RPG application with Remote System Explorer.

To configure a connection:

  1. Click the X to close the Welcome view.
    Close Welcome perspective
  2. In the Remote Systems view New Connection shows the various remote systems types you can connect to through the Remote Systems view.
    Configure a connection
  3. Expand iSeries to configure a connection to an iSeries system.

    The Name personal profile page opens if this is the first time you are creating a connection.
    Name personal profile

  4. Click Next to accept the default value.

    The profile defaults to the name of the workstation. Your profile will be different from the one shown here.

    The Remote iSeries System Connection page opens:
    Connection information page

    On this second page you specify the information for your connection. The cursor on this page is positioned in the Host Name field.

  5. In the Host name field, type the name of your host system.

    The Connection name is automatically filled with the host name. Leave it this way. This name displays in your Remote Systems view and must be unique to the profile.

  6. Leave the Parent profile default value. You don't need to change it.
  7. Leave the Verify host name check box selected.
  8. Click Finish to create your connection.

You have set up a connection to an iSeries system and now you are ready to begin Exercise 1.3: Connecting to an iSeries system.