These example tasks illustrate how you can configure and change
your system connections.
Configuring a CICS system connection
Before you can view any information, you must establish
a connection between CICS Explorer and
your CICS® systems by providing
details about the system connection, its location, and authentication
requirements. By default, CICS Explorer attempts to connect
using the SSL protocol. If the SSL connection is not successful, the
connection will be re-attempted without SSL.
Configuring an FTP system connection
You must have an FTP connection to use the views in the
z/OS 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.
Configuring a proxy server
Service updates for the CICS Explorer are available on
a pre-configured download site on the internet. Your organization
might require you to connect to the internet through a proxy server.
You can use the Preferences dialog to define a proxy server.
Defining connection credentials
When CICS Explorer attempts
to establish a system connection it must send your credential details,
that is your user ID and password or pass phrase, to the system for
authentication. When you have defined a credential you can use it
on systems that share the credential without re-entering the details
every time. You must have at least one credential before you can connect
to a system.
Exporting and importing connection definitions
You can export your system connection definitions and share
them with other users. The exported connection definitions can be
imported into another CICS Explorer.
Deleting a system connection
If you no longer need one of your system connections, you
can delete it permanently from the CICS Explorer.
Disconnecting from a system
If you want to disconnect the CICS Explorer from your current system connection,
there are two ways of doing it.
Restoring system connection default settings.
If your system connections were pre-configured when you
installed the CICS Explorer and
you want to back out all changes that you have subsequently made,
you can restore the default settings.
Updating a system connection
If any of the system connection settings change, you must
update the connection details in the CICS Explorer to reflect the
changes.