The cicsping utility verifies that the TCP/IP connection between the z/OS mainframe and the server is configured and operating correctly. Sybase recommends running cicsping before you install Transaction Router Service (TRS) or DirectConnect Access Service Library (ACSLIB).
DirectConnect for z/OS Option does not need to be active when you run cicsping. The mainframe component of cicsping, SYPG, does not use the Mainframe Connect Server Option or Mainframe Connect for DB2 UDB Option; the cicsping utility only tests the network connection between the machine where you are running the DirectConnect for z/OS Option on the LAN and CICS at the z/OS mainframe.
You can use cicsping to collectively test all CICS regions defined to TRS or to test connectivity to one region at a time.
