Configuring CICS Socket to Start or Stop

2.1.1 Configuring CICS Socket to Start or Stop

You can let the CICS Socket interface start or stop automatically by modifying the CICS Program List Table (PLT):
- Startup (PLTPI)
  To start the IP CICS socket interface automatically, enter the following in PLTPI after the DFHDELIM entry:
```
DFHPLT TYPE=INITIAL,SUFFIX=SI
DFHPLT TYPE=ENTRY,PROGRAM=DFHDELIM
DFHPLT TYPE=ENTRY,PROGRAM=EZACIC20
DFHPLT TYPE=FINAL
END
```
- Shutdown (PLTSD)
  To shut down the IP CICS Socket interface automatically (including all other IP CICS sockets enabled programs), make the following entry in PLTSD before the DFHDELIM entry:
```
DFHPLT TYPE=INITIAL,SUFFIX=SD
DFHPLT TYPE=ENTRY,PROGRAM=EZACIC20
DFHPLT TYPE=ENTRY,PROGRAM=DFHDELIM
DFHPLT TYPE=FINAL
END
```
You can also start or stop the CICS TCP/IP manually, using the CICS EZAO operator transaction.

Parent topic: Starting the Listener Program