Mainframe Connect Server Option for CICS contains modules for implementing IBM CICS sockets interface. Before running this option, verify that a CICS region has the IBM CICS sockets interface installed and configured. For details, refer to z/OS Communications Server: IP CICS Sockets Guide.
Using the IBM CICS sockets interface and the Sybase TCP/IP listener for Mainframe Connect Server Option for CICS requires:
Installing IBM and Sybase RDO definitions for the required programs and transactions.
Concatenating the sockets load library.
Configuring listeners. You can install any number of Sybase TCP/IP listeners and run them in a single CICS region. You can also configure each listener differently.
Enabling CICS sockets interface automatically or by using the EZAO command.
The IBM CICS sockets interface uses IBM TRUE, which eliminates compatibility issues and provides some advantages:
An individual listener can handle a socket pool of up to 1000 sockets.
A new listener can be added without requiring system intervention.
An individual listener can be used as both gateway and gatewayless.
