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Automating the regular NDM tasks

We are performing Netmap updates and secure + updates via NDM panels. We need to automate these manual tasks so it will reduce any human error and save time.
10 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 4 Future consideration

Enable connection pooling for remote nodes when using CDPLEX

We use the PARSESS ADJACENT.NODE statement to limit parallel sessions from the local node to a remote node based on capacity as agreed with the partner node. When updating our environment to use CDPLEX with multiple server regions, this parameter ...
about 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Not under consideration

For the Netmap extract batch utility DGADNTLD to add map creation and updated date.

This request is to enhance the Netmap extract batch utility DGADNTLD to add map creation and updated dates. As of now, the extract only has the last used date. The created date is only available in the Connect:Direct panel options (in browse mode ...
5 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Future consideration

Make Open Telemetry available in CCM

Please make Open telemetry available in CCM. CCM should be able to monitor 1) Queue depth from MQ perspective 2) Loss of connectivity between B2Bi and MQ server. Refer to Idea CCM1-I-382 This was the issue we had in production MQ serve...
6 months ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Other 0 Submitted

Generate longfile name for Connect:Direct transfers in log

We want to utilize transfer logs generated in syslog/task log to do some automation reporting and alerting. However NDM longfile name which reported in SMF type FI isn't written to syslog so we can't get full pictures for file transfers between un...
over 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

Support individual system RSU upgrade in CDPLEX environment

We are trying to achieve a high availability environment for CD with CDPLEX. Supporting RSU upgrade per system instead of per SYSPLEX will allow us to failover seamlessly if there is an issue with RSU upgrade on one particular LPAR.
about 1 year ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Ability to Pause and Un-Pause CD nodes in SCC using runbatch or API

Sterling Control Center should have an sbility to Pause and Un-Pause Connect Direct nodes in SCC using runbatch script and/or using API
almost 8 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / APIs & SDKs 1 Functionality already exists

Direct connector from ICC to ServiceNow

ICC generates SNMP traps and an intermediate tool captures it and then generates ticket on ServiceNow. This gives less control on how the tickets are generated on an incident management tool. Also, if there is a direct connector, we may also get r...
6 months ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Other 1 Submitted

Control Center Monitor should alert us when connectivity is lost between SI and MQ server

We want to be alerted by Control Center Monitor if connectivity is lost between SI and MQ server.
about 1 year ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Other 1 Under review

Add capability to Connect:Direct to work around undesirable DVIPA behavior

We'd like to request a new initialization parm for Connect:DIrect (CD) to disable outbound TCP connection establishment until after the DTF opens its TCP listener ports. Our DTFs both send traffic and listen for traffic. We have had situations whe...
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Not under consideration