This section describes how to shut down CICS®. For an overview of CICS shutdown, see Shutting down CICS.
To shut down CICS, you can issue the CEMT PERFORM SHUTDOWN command with appropriate options, depending on the type of shutdown that you want. You can specify any of the following shutdown options on the command, without affecting the type of shutdown performed:
You can use the CEMT PERFORM SHUTDOWN command at the master terminal, or the system console.
For guidance on using the CEMT transaction, see CICS Supplied Transactions.