Creating a new z/OS Connection from IDz Client

Steps – from the Remote Systems View

  1. Find the Define a connection to a remote system tool (typically on the toolbar)

  2.Select z/OS as the connection type

      This will begin a wizard for completing the connection specifications

  3.Fill out: New Connection

• Parent Profile:

              Will default to your local machine name

• Host name:

              Enter a ping-able logical name or IP address for your z/OS host machine
              This can be case-sensitive

• Connection name:

              A descriptive name that will show up in the Remote Systems View

              The Connection name must be unique

• Description:

               Mouse-over (hover) help for this connection

• Verify host name:

               Will ping the host name to verify:

• Connectivity:

               Availability of the z/OS machine

  4. Connection Configuration

• Specify how you would like IDz to launch the remote server (that listens for incoming activity requests from IDz on your workstation to access z/OS UNIX files and commands)
• In many shops you will use the default:

  ¤ Daemon Port (1-65535)

• But you may have to enter a port# other than: 4035

             Find this out by contacting your System Programming staff