Zowe Explorer system requirements

Before installing Zowe Explorer, make sure that you meet the following requirements.

Required roles: systems administrator, devops architect

Client side requirements

Operating systems

• macOS

  note

  Only Mac operating system versions supported by Apple.

• Unix-like:

  • CentOS 8+
  • RHEL 8+
  • Ubuntu 20.04+

• Windows 10+

Integrated development environments:

• Red Hat CodeReady Workspaces

  note

  Secure credentials are not supported in Red Hat CodeReady Workspaces as the keyring is not unlocked by default. However, you can use the Kubernetes Secrets plug-in for Zowe CLI and Zowe Explorer as an alternative, or you can create your own Custom Credential Managers in Zowe Explorer and Zowe CLI.

• VS Code 1.79.0+

Server side requirements

• IBM z/OSMF is configured and running.

  • See z/OSMF REST services for Zowe clients for a list of services that need configuration.

• Applicable plug-in services are configured and running on the mainframe.

  • Plug-ins communicate with various mainframe services. The services must be configured and running on the mainframe before issuing plug-in commands.
    • See Zowe Explorer CICS Extension system requirements.
    • See Zowe Explorer FTP Extension system requirements.