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Sterling Connect:Direct

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Multi region access point support for s3 bucket

We would like to have multi region access point support for s3 bucket in connect direct transmission so that file transmission to AWS env can be done using multi region access point, this will help in case of DR scenario and the team sending the f...

Connect:direct windows support ms windows 11 as windows 10 will be eos at 2025

Windows 11 support

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

I ask how to test and certify the CDU in a Microsoft Azure environment.
over 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 4 Delivered

S+ installation: auto-fill parmfile passphrase

There is no need to fill in a passphrase that will never be typed again. The installation process should automagically create a passphrase instead.
about 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 1 Delivered

Signon from Connect:Direct Fileagent with JCU-File

We have hundreds of fileagents running and every time the passport changes on the target server were Connect:Direct resides we have an enormous effort.
about 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 1 Delivered

Enhance Windows Connect:Direct Requester Application to allow granting granular permissions to Windows C:D nodes.

Allow Read Only, Update or No Access permissions to:• Netmap• Initparms• Functional Authorities• User Proxies o Change Current Passwords o Add New
about 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 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...
about 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 3 Delivered

Statistics only with SNODE

If starting STATISTICS with the parameter SNODE you get only the informations this partner-node ist SNODE. You can't see the entries the partnernode is PNODE. In my example I can't see the the RUN-TASK-entries from the partnernode. In my mind it c...
about 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 1 Delivered

Add a parameter that contains a list of IP / DNS entries that will be ignored by CD

There are different applications in an enterprise network that may poll the CD server and client ports: Load balancer that are doing TCP checks to ensure the CD Service is running, security audit softwares that are checking if the port opened on a...
almost 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 6 Delivered

Connect Direct File Agent for Windows: Lock configurator if in use by another user.

In our shop, sometime two or more people could be making updates to the same File Agent configuration. Currently one users change may not actually get implemented if the configuration is open or updated by another user. It would be great if there ...
about 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 2 Delivered