Configuring an FTP system connection

You must have an FTP or z/OSMF connection to use the views in the z/OS perspective. By default, the FTP connection uses the secure forms of the protocols, FTP over TLS. If the secure connection is not successful, the connection is reattempted without security.

1. Click Window > Manage Connections from the workbench menu bar. The Host Connections view is displayed. If your connections are pre-configured, you see the connections listed under the categories in the view. If not, the categories are empty. The following example screen capture shows the Host Connections view in the CICS Explorer®. One connection is defined in each category type. Each connection is associated with a credential, with the exception of the z/OSMF connection. The credential is shown in parenthesis after the connection name.
   
2. In the Connections section, select the z/OS FTP category and click Add. The Add z/OS FTP Connection dialog opens.
   
3. Enter the TCP/IP host name of your FTP server in the Host Name field. As you type, the characters up to the end of the first qualifier are inserted in the Name field. So if your host name is myserver.example.ibm.com then the name would appear as myserver:21. You can type over the name to be anything you want.
4. Complete the other fields as appropriate for your organization, and click OK The connection is saved and shown in the Host Connections view.
5. Optional: You can choose to associate a credential with the connection at this time. Right-click the connection name and hover over Set Credentials to show the credentials available. Click the credential you want to use for the connection.