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Installation & Upgrade

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We are upgrading our IBMI servers to V7R5 and need connect:direct compatibilty.

We are currently on V7R4 and have been told that the recommended connect direct patch level is V3.8.0.3 with iFix 7. We need to know the compatible level for V7R5 (when available)
12 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 2 Functionality already exists

New parameter CD_ADMIN_GROUPID in CD_SRVR.INI

Currently silent installation for Windows allows to provide CD_ADMIN_USERID in CD_SRVR.INI. The enhancement is to add new parameter CD_ADMIN_GROUPID that would allow to provide Group Name as CD Administrator Group.
over 1 year ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 3 Not under consideration

Status to be returned when performing an automatic silent install

When performing an automated silent install/upgrade from the Windows command prompt, instead of the command dropping straight back to the command prompt, certain messages would be returned and at the end of the install/upgrade a return code/status...
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 2 Not under consideration

We request product support for C: D on IBM i on PowerVS.

We are seriously considering running IBM i on IBM cloud, and the lack of product support for C:D running on IBM i on PowerVS become a major barrier. I think that the behavior of IBM i on PowerVS is the same as physical server, so please support C...
about 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 1 Functionality already exists

Automation of In-Place Node Renames -- CDU/CDW

Various application teams are approaching us for Connect:Direct high availability architecture guidance and advice -- or have decided to strengthen their C:D architecture -- after initial software installation. This is resulting in hundreds of CDW...
over 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 1 Not under consideration

CDWebServices to allow separate WebInterface and RestAPI installations

Allow more individualized and specialized architecture implementations of CDWS by making separate component (or making them selectable/optional) installations for both the Web interface and the RestAPI components.Look into including the RestAPI's ...
over 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 1 Planned for future release

please help to support Chinese local operating system

The local operating system in China is mainly based on the secondary development of linux, such as the operating systems of deepin and NeoKylin, which need to support the installation of C:D Linux on these operating systems.
about 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 1 Not under consideration

Simple silent upgrade for Connect Direct Web Services

According to IBM Support, for Connect Direct Web Services software, SILENT UPGRADE option requires to provide few additional parameters to silentInstall.properties file (e.g. SSL_PORT, POSTGRESQL_PORT, POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD) in comparison to INTERAC...
over 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 1 Planned for future release

Slient Installation for Connect:Direct Client Only

Current silent installation only support server and client option. Please add installation option "client only" for silent installation / upgrade.
over 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 1 Not under consideration

Ability to rename a windows server nodename or add an additional "alias" node name of sorts

In our environment we came up with the decision to use an alias node naming convention, where our customers create an alias address for a Connect Direct server i.e alias-name.domain.com. We take the alias-name part and use that as the Connect Dire...
over 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 1 Not under consideration