What is IBM Explorer for z OS?

The IBM® Explorer for z/OS® (z/OS Explorer) provides a framework to manage your system connections, your z/OS artifacts, and projects and resources. z/OS Explorer is an Eclipse-based integration platform for z/OS users. It enables the integration of a wide variety of solutions using IBM, vendors, or customer plug-ins.

Is Z OS a mainframe?

z/OS®, a widely used mainframe operating system, is designed to offer a stable, secure, and continuously available environment for applications running on the mainframe. z/OS today is the result of decades of technological advancement.

Who uses IBM z OS?

Companies Currently Using IBM z/OS Operating System

Company Name Website Phone
Bank of America bankofamerica.com (704) 386-5681
Edward Jones edwardjones.com (314) 515-2000
OneMain Financial onemainfinancial.com (800) 742-5465
Wells Fargo wellsfargo.com (866) 878-5865

What is ZOWE?

Zowe is an open source initiative within the Linux Foundation’s Open Mainframe Project (OMP). Founded by CA Technologies, a Broadcom Company, IBM and Rocket Software, Zowe is the first open source project based on z/OS.

What is IBM Aqua?

IBM Explorer for z/OS V3. 0.1 Aqua (z/OS Explorer) is an Eclipse-based integration platform for z/OS users. It enables the integration of a variety of offerings from IBM and other vendors, and in-house development plug-ins.

Does IBM still make OS?

IBM z/OS V2. 5 enables innovative development to support hybrid cloud and AI business applications, along with next-level technologies for security and resilience. With a continuous delivery model, new z/OS capabilities are available quarterly with no impact to stability, complexity or costs.

What is IBM Z OS connect?

The IBM® z/OS® Connect offering is a Liberty feature that encapsulates calling z/OS target applications using REST (Representation State Transfer) calls. z/OS Connect is designed to provide a fast, secure, reliable connector to reach any z/OS asset.

What is Z Osmf?

z/OSMF allows you to communicate with the z/OS system through a web browser, so you can access and manage your z/OS system from anywhere. Multiple users can log into z/OSMF using different computers, different browsers, or multiple instances of the same browser.

What is CA Brightside?

CA Brightside is a support offering from Broadcom that helps with scaled adoption of open source projects for Mainframe DevOps. It includes enterprise-grade support, convenience installers, training, IP legal assurance, and additional testing for all extensions included in the subscription.

What is IBM z/OS explor ER?

It enables the integration of a wide variety of solutions using IBM, vendors, or customer plug-ins. z/OS Explor er is extendable by using the IBM r epository of compatible pr oducts to fulfill each user’s r oles and r esponsibilities.

What can z/OS Explorer do?

For example, z/OS Explorer, powered by IBM product plug-ins from the repository can provide a single workbench with the ability to develop, and test CICS®, DB2®, WebSphere® MQ, IMS, and batch applications and manage related subsystems.

How to update eclipse to a specific version of IBM explor ER?

Important:It is a limitation of Eclipse that befor e you can r evert to a pr evious version of z/OS Explor er , you must have access to an update site that includes the r equir ed version. T o download the update site, use the following steps: 1. For the Product Groupfield, select Other Softwar e and for Product, select IBM Explor er for z/OS.

Where can I find the documentation for IBM Explorer for zOS?

The HTML-based online product documentation for IBM Explorer for z/OS is viewable in IBM Documentation. Change your browser language settings to read the translated versions. For download, visit Mainframe DevOps.