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Ability to remove a CD Node and ALL references to it in other Netmaps etc with the click of a button.

Removing an unused CD Node can take hours of manual changes to remove all entries in other netmaps etc
over 1 year ago in Sterling Control Center Director 1 Delivered

Connect Direct with support 64 Bit libraries

We have problem by installing C:D on Linux because it only works with a lot of 32 Bit libraries which our Unix Administrators won't install. Please made a C:D package which works under 64 Bit environment without additional installation of 32 Bit
almost 8 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 1 Delivered

With advancement of technology, Connect Direct needs to compatible with new OS versions and DB versions

We noticed that Connect Direct ver 6.0 is only compatible with Windows 2016 and SQL 2016. There are new versions of both Windows and SQL are available like SQL 2017, SQL 2019. ABN AMRO who is one of the prestigious strategic customer of IBM is usi...
about 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 3 Delivered

Location and use of CPIO file on Unix for CCD upgrades.

We are looking to have the automatic download location of the CPIO files used by the CDU upgrades to be a selectable location or a field that we can populate in the job configuration. By default, (and we're not able to adjust) it is <installati...
over 2 years ago in Sterling Control Center Director 3 Delivered

Allow File Agent to be a selectable CDW component for Control Center Director upgrades.

When we run our CDW installs/upgrades, either via manual or automated installations, we do not choose to install the FA component. When we've attempted to utilize CCD as our lifecycle management tool, it automatically installs the optional FA com...
over 2 years ago in Sterling Control Center Director 4 Delivered

ConnectDirect for Linux on PowerPC LE

We have to install ConnectDirect on SLES PPC LE.
almost 8 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 1 Delivered

Create a feature in CCD to Create / renewal a Connect Direct Certificate

The current process is to use openssl/ikeyman tools to create Cert request. This cert request get uploaded to CA to receive a signed certificate. This signed certificated is downloaded and a keystore is created. This keystore is then uploaded to C...
over 2 years ago in Sterling Control Center Director 2 Delivered

Create a back out process for CD Windows patching

The current version of CD patching via CCD does not have a process to back out the patch incase of issues. The ask is to create a backout process and trigger it via CCD console if need be.
over 2 years ago in Sterling Control Center Director 3 Delivered

Please provided Win2016 Certification for the Connect:Direct File Agent (CDFA) utility

IBM Connect:Direct File Agent v.1.4 (CDFA) has not yet been officially certified for Win2016 by IBM.IBM Connect:Direct for Windows has been officially certified for Win2016 by IBM in the latest 4.7.0.5 fixpack. As CDFA is a utility that IBM provid...
almost 8 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 2 Delivered

Running Connect:Direct in a cloud environment (Microsoft Azure)

I ask how to test and certify the CDU in a Microsoft Azure environment.
over 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 4 Delivered