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Sterling Connect:Direct

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Add LDAP binding to containerized CDU

Containerized CDU doesn't support LDAP binding attributes below in sssd.conf using values.yaml parameter : ldap_default_bind_dn = cn=testers,ou=test,o=abc,dc=xyz,dc=com ldap_default_authtok_type = bind123 ldap_default_authtok = bind
4 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 3 Delivered

Will connect:Direct windows v6.2 support running on MS Window server 2022?

We noticed that C:D Windows 6.3 supports windows server 2022, however, we would like to know C:D Windows v6.2 can support Windows server 2022 as well. Many Thanks.
9 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 2 Delivered

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

Windows 11 support

automated cddef.bin creation via lcu.bat by passing positional paramters

I want to create cddef.bin automatically via script. Thus I want to pass all values to lcu.bat via positional paramters rather than interactively. e.g. lcu.bat %NODENAME% %IPADDRESS% 1363 %CD_UID% %CD_PWD% %CD_PWD%
almost 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 1 Delivered

support CDU installation on Amazon Linux 2

official OS support of C:D UNIX for "Amazon Linux 2" is needed
almost 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 1 Delivered

connect direct windows 6.1 support MQ SQL SERVER 2019

I know that C:D Windows 6.0, 6.2 support MSSQL server2019. However, the web page still showing C:D Windows 6.1 only support MS SQL SERVER 2016. May I know C:D Windows 6.1 can support MS SQL Server 2019?

Add C:D support for Windows 11

Windows 11 nor Windows Server 2022 is not supported by C:D Windows 6.x series.
almost 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 2 Delivered

Support for Windows Server 2022

Would like to request getting support for Windows Server 2022 as soon as possible please.

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...

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...
over 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 3 Delivered