Rational® Developer
for System z® provides tools
for system administrators to define remote system connections, define
configuration files, and set client workstation preferences from a
central location. These connection definitions, configuration files,
and preferences can be distributed to individual client workstations
automatically when they connect to a remote system. Product updates
can also be pushed to client workstations when they connect to a remote
system.
When a user connects to the primary remote system or to another
remote system for which system configuration files are defined, the
configuration files stored on that system are compared to those on
the workstation. If updates are available, users are prompted to install
them.
You can distribute the following configuration files:
- Eclipse settings
- Remote system connections
- Installation configuration
- Host-based projects
- Property groups
- Default values
- z/OS® file system mappings
To create and distribute configuration files, do these
steps. Each of these steps links to more information about completing
each step.
- Create a new workspace that serves as the master workspace for
the configurations and preferences to be distributed.
- From the master workspace, create connections to
the primary remote system from which you will distribute global and
system configurations and to each remote system from which you will
distribute system configurations.
- Configure remote system connections, configuration files,
and preferences in the master workspace.
- Export the configuration files that are to be distributed
to other client workspaces.