Installing IMS Explorer
Use the IBM® Installation Manager to install IMS Explorer for Development. Follow the instructions on the Mainframe development tools download page.
IMS Explorer for Development is made available
through an Eclipse-based integration platform, IBM Explorer for z/OS® Aqua. IBM Explorer for z/OS Aqua is built by using a continuous integration
and delivery model, and offers a composite repository for Eclipse-based mainframe tools. This model
ensures an extensible and compatible suite of tools can be installed together and work together for
an enhanced user experience. 
You can install multiple versions of IMS Explorer in different directories. Having more than one version of IMS Explorer on the same Windows system might be necessary for compatibility issues. For example, you might have different versions of the IMS mobile feature in development and in production, and the new version of the feature might require a newer version of IMS Explorer that is not compatible with the older version. Keeping the old version of IMS Explorer might be required.
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Click Eclipse Tools in the IBM Explorer for z/OS Aqua box, and follow
the Installation Manager path on the page to install.
Important: IMS Explorer does not support Eclipse p2 installation. You must follow the path for IBM Installation Manager (IBM IM) and Aqua 3.0 (Eclipse Luna V4.4) for installation.