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Status Delivered
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 1, 2023
Merged idea
This idea has been merged into another idea. To comment or vote on this idea, please visit CCD-I-28 Allow File Agent to be a selectable CDW component for Control Center Director upgrades..

Allow File Agent to be a selectable CDW component for Control Center Director upgrades. Merged

When we run our CDW installs/upgrades, either via manual or automated installations, we do not choose to install the FA component.


When we've attempted to utilize CCD as our lifecycle management tool, it automatically installs the optional FA component, thus completing halting our use of CCD for CDW upgrades, as cleanup time incurred vastly outweighs time benefit of the CCD upgrade.


We are looking for a way to choose our installed component options in CCD, the same way we're able to able customize our components directly in CDW installations/upgrades.


Or just remove CDFA from the installed components in CCD upgrades altogether.

What is your industry? Banking
How will this idea be used?

To allow optional component installation selection to be just that; optional.