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Sterling Connect:Direct

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Connect:Direct Certification for SLES 15SP2

No description provided
about 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct 2 Delivered

Restore Drop Down Menu for CDWS

In CDWS 6.0.0.3 a drop down menu was present so that the user could select a remote node. In version 6.0.0.5 this functionality was replaced by a search box where the user has to unplug the first three letters of the node name. The user may not al...
about 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 1 Delivered

Make the Connect Direct Agent component an option to be installed if the installer chooses to do so

Not sure what version of Connect Direct UNIX this was introduced, but I have noticed in Connect Direct 6.0 +, it automatically installs the Connect Direct Agent component and the Agent is in a started state. This needs to become an option during i...
over 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 3 Delivered

CD support for Ubuntu OS

No description provided
over 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 1 Delivered

Sterling File Agent support required for AWS S3 buckets

As Enterprise is moving towards AWS cloud, support to watch S3 bucket will be required for business.
over 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 6 Delivered

C:D Unix RHEL 8 certification

Support for strategic platfoms

Allow Certificate-Based Authentication to Connect:Direct AIJ

Allow Connect:Direct to authenticate to Control Center using Kerberos.
over 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 2 Delivered

C:D Installation in Google Cloud and ability to write directly to Google Storage

This enhancement is for the ability to write files directly to Google Cloud Storage using Connect Direct from any other connect direct platform. Also, guidance on C:D installation in Google Cloud in general
over 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Other 2 Delivered

High Availability for Connect:Direct File Agent when running behind a load balancer

No description provided
almost 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Performance 2 Delivered

Password Vault Support for Connect Direct for Windows

IT Security forbids the use of static passwords and mandates that they are changed periodically.
almost 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 2 Delivered