IBM i Shared Resource

Use the IBM i shared resource to create a connection with an IBM i system.

General

The General panel contains the following fields:

Field Module Property? Description
Package No The name of the package where the shared resource is located.
Name No The name to be displayed as the label for a shared resource in the process.
Description No Provide a short description for a shared resource.

The IBM i Configuration panel contains the following fields:

Field Module Property? Description
Server Name Yes The IP address or system name of the IBM i system that the plug-in connects to.
User Yes The IBM i system user name.

The user name is used to connect the IBM i system when configuring the connection at design time. Ensure the user has full authority for the library specified in the Work Library field.

Password Yes The password for a user of the IBM i system.
Use SSL for Connection No Select this check box to use SSL connection to connect to the IBM i system.
File for CA No The certificate file to verify the identity of a client. Click to navigate to the directory where the file is located.
Note: This field is displayed when the Use SSL for Connection check box is selected.
Password for CA Yes The password that was configured when you used the keytool utility to generate a key store.
Note: This field is displayed when the Use SSL for Connection check box is selected.
Work Library Yes Specifies the library used to generate a temporary object list and as a default library.

Type the library name manually or click to open the Select Library dialog to select a library.

Library List Yes Specifies the library list on an IBM i system. A library list on the IBM i system is equivalent to PATH on Microsoft Windows platform or LD_LIBRARY_PATH on UNIX platforms. Type the library name manually, or click to open the Select Library dialog to select libraries.
Note: If you select multiple libraries in the Library List field, add a comma or a semicolon between each library.
CCSID No This is the CCSID used to translate string fields in and out of the binary payloads exchanged between the plug-in and the server. All strings whose CCSID is not explicitly overridden will be translated using this code page. For cases where a key field is provided as a string, that would also be translated via this code page.
Max Connections No This is the maximum number of connections to be pooled on behalf of this resource.
Max Connection Age No This is the maximum time in seconds to allow the unused connections to remain in the pool. Connections older than this will be terminated regardless of Max Unused threshold.
Max Unused Connections No This is the maximum number of unused connections that will remain in the pool. Unused connections over this number would be removed periodically.

Click Test Connection to test whether the specified configuration fields result in a valid connection to the IBM i system.