Download the z/OS Connect Designer image to
start creating IBM z/OS Connect API projects.
Before you begin
This task requires you to use Docker
commands, so check that Docker is running before you
begin.
About this task
The z/OS Connect Designer tool is used to
create your IBM z/OS Connect API projects starting from an
existing OpenAPI 3 definition.
Procedure
- Download from the IBM Cloud Container Registry.
Open a
terminal session and download the
z/OS Connect Designer
with the following
command:
docker pull icr.io/zosconnect/ibm-zcon-designer:3.0.75
Note: If
you are a Cloud Administrator downloading the z/OS Connect Designer image to make it available to
developers you will need to place it in the shared image registry that can be
accessed.
While the download occurs, the screen shows progress messages similar to the
following.
Workspace % docker pull icr.io/zosconnect/ibm-zcon-designer:3.0.75
3.0.75: Pulling from zosconnect/ibm-zcon-designer
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Digest: sha256:07e6a206d13134a4a7db1d1165ed3b12e427ee69aca36d4e12fb1688f8da5f45
Status: Downloaded newer image for icr.io/zosconnect/ibm-zcon-designer:3.0.75
icr.io/zosconnect/ibm-zcon-designer:3.0.75
- Enter the following command to verify that the image is loaded:
The following output shows that the
z/OS Connect Designer image is now available.
REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE
icr.io/zosconnect/ibm-zcon-designer 3.0.75 ffba75f49b73 7 hours ago 1.23GB
Note: The creation timestamp shows when the image itself was first created, not when it was
loaded onto your workstation. The ID and size might also change when the image is
refreshed.
What to do next
Learn how to use the z/OS Connect Designer for
the following subsystems: