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Our goal is to have the same number of retries applied to the backup configuration as to the main one.

We are currently using an IBM fix that enables Connect:Express to use a backup IP address for outgoing transfers when a transfer fails using the main IP address defined in the partner directory (TCP/IP error level). The issue we’re facing is that,...
11 days ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Other 0 Submitted

SFG Resiliency

There are 2 RFEs related. This is the 1st. The second is SFG-I-326 Customer was processing a high volume of transactions via filegateway when their environment experienced a network issue.Node 1 had its communication impacted with node 2. Communic...
over 1 year ago in Sterling File Gateway / Performance 3 Functionality already exists

SFG Resiliency

Customer had two issues in differente dates. Those issues were a high network latency. The first issue was some problem with the network and after few days the DNS. In both cases SFG colapsed and crashed. Some SFG transfers were lost. There is the...
over 1 year ago in Sterling File Gateway / Performance 2 Not under consideration

C:X should log user authentication activity

Currently C:X logs user activity like add/delete/update of documents (since C:X 150-16 iFix10). But for audit requirements it is also necessary to track user authentication activity.
7 months ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Administration & Configuration 4 Needs more information

Linux systemd script implementation for Sterling Connect:Express

to Develop and test example IBM Sterling Connect:Express linux autoboot systemd control script since systemd is replacing init.d for RHEL 7 and other linux distributions.
11 months ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Usability 2 Future consideration

support SSL for HTTP notification

Currently the production offer a functionnality to generate http notification about transfert event (file sended, file receipted - start/end). The XML notification is pushed to an URL using the HTTP protocol. The message only push metadata of the ...
about 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Security 1 Planned for future release

A set of SQL queries tied to the Activity Snapshot tool is creating an overhead on the database and could be effectively optimised.

We have an issue with the overhead of a specific set of SQLs in SFG 6.1.1.1. IBM confirmed that these queries have been looked at for version 6.1.1.3 but as we have no details of the changes, we’d like to create an Idea. These are the SQLs seen ru...
about 2 years ago in Sterling File Gateway / Performance 1 Functionality already exists

MQ notifications on CX

When notifications are sent using HTTP, as you only have one HTTP server to send the notification you cannot do any load balancing between multiple nodes. If HTTP server answers too slowly due to a large load, HTTP response code can be sent before...
almost 8 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Performance 0 Not under consideration

Protect SFG for event flood caused by large volume GET requests of very small fiels

When the File Gateway is hit by a very high amount of GET requests to download small files will cause an event flood. As these events are tracked in the visibility db, this may cause the system to "hang" - all threads blocked - as the visibility d...
over 2 years ago in Sterling File Gateway / Performance 0 Future consideration

Having mode T or O dynamic in APIs through CXTransferSubmit in CX Unix (linux) for Societe Generale

Due to a concentration project at Societe Generale where all transfers are going to be concentrated in a Central Hub (SFG + CX) we faced an issue regarding the mixed of partners defined in mode T and Partners in mode O. In order to not multiply th...
over 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Usability 2 Planned for future release

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