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Workspace Sterling Connect:Direct
Categories Administration & Configuration
Created by Guest
Created on Jan 22, 2026

RELATED IDEAS

Externalizing initparm.cfg configuration Using ConfigMaps and Secrets

In IBM Connect:Direct containerized deployments running on OpenShift, the initparm.cfg file is generated exclusively during the installation phase and is not designed for dynamic updates. As a result, configuring or modifying integrations with cloud object storage services such as Amazon S3 and Azure Storage currently requires direct access to the running pod and manual file changes.

This proposal introduces the use of ConfigMaps and Secrets to manage updates to initparm.cfg and the associated credentials files, eliminating the need to access the pod directly or to modify the persistent volume using sidecar containers.

To minimize the risk of syntax errors or misconfiguration in the primary initparm.cfg, also suggests introducing a dedicated import file variable (for example, an IMPORTFILE or equivalent parameter). Instead of modifying the base initparm.cfg, which is generated at installation time and should remain immutable, Connect:Direct would load additional parameters from an external import file. (fileexit_import_file:/../fileimport.cfg

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