IP CICS socket interface management

Use the EZAO operator transaction to start CICS® TCP/IP manually. You should run the EZAO transaction on the CICS region where you want the intended action to occur.

This operational transaction has the following functions:

Interface Startup: Starts the interface in a CICS address space and starts all listeners that are identified for immediate start.
Requirement: The EZAO transaction must be running on the CICS where you want to start the CICS sockets interface. You cannot start a CICS socket interface from a different CICS.
Interface Shutdown: Stops the interface in a CICS address space.
Listener Startup: Starts a listener in a CICS address space.
Listener Shutdown: Stops a listener in a CICS address space.
Set Interface: Alters some attributes of the IP CICS socket interface and listener.
Query Interface: Shows the current value of some attributes of the IP CICS socket interface and listener.
Trace startup: Starts CICS tracing for the CICS socket interface in a CICS address space.
Trace shutdown: Stops CICS tracing for the CICS socket interface in a CICS address space.

When you enter EZAO, the following screen is displayed:

Figure 1. EZAO initial screen

 EZAO                                                         APPLID = ........ 
                                                                                
 Enter one of the following                                                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
 SET                                                                            
 INQUIRE                                                                        
 START                                                                          
 STOP                                                                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
 PF 3 END                                                           12 CNCL