IBM Sterling Connect:Direct® for Microsoft
Windows version
6.2 and its related software have the following features and enhancements:
FixPack 6 (v6.2.0.6)
New Features and Enhancements |
To install this software, you should go to the Fix
Central website, and follow instructions described to complete the
download.Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows has the following features and
enhancements:
- Support for performing pre and post-upgrade actions from Control Center
Director has been added to Connect:Direct for Windows.
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FixPack 5 (v6.2.0.5)
New Features and Enhancements |
To install this software, you should go to the Fix
Central website, and follow instructions described to complete the download.
- Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows provides enhancements in Password Exit. To simplify the transition from locally stored proxy passwords to password exit, if password exit has been set for a user, the password exit will be used, even if a locally stored password is still present.
For more information, refer to Password Exit, CD_SRVR.INI Parameter Values, Manage the Parameters
File and Defining User Authority.
- Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows support extended for Windows Server 2022
and Windows 11.
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FixPack 4 (v6.2.0.4)
New Features and Enhancements |
To install this software, you should go to the Fix
Central website, and follow instructions described to complete the download.
- Connect:Direct for Microsoft
Windows introduces Password Exit which supports accessing authorized
passwords from a CyberArk password vault. For more information, refer to Password Exit, CD_SRVR.INI Parameter Values, Manage the Parameters File and Defining User Authority.
- The CyberArk Central Credential Provider service runs on a Windows IIS web
server, where authorized passwords can be accessed using web service calls.
Visit cyberark.com, CyberArk Central Credential Provider for more information.
- The CyberArkExit build project is included in the Connect: Direct Windows
Server Samples. To support REST API clients, the Password Exit V2
enhancements provide a secure socket interface, caching and SMGR tracing.
The changes for the V2 Password Exit do not impact exiting password
exits.
Note: You are responsible for configuring the password vault
software securely. For more information, refer to Password Exit.
- A Data Collector utility has been added for gathering configuration information to help
support personnel analyze and troubleshoot problems. For more information, refer to Troubleshoot Connect:Direct Problems.
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FixPack 3 (v6.2.0.3)
New Features and Enhancements |
To install this software, you should go to the Fix Central
website, and follow instructions described to complete the download.
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Connect:Direct for Microsoft
Windows
introduces support for Health Check Allow List (configured in initparms), which
would terminate port check connections efficiently from addresses configured
under allow list. For more information, refer to CD_SRVR.INI Parameter Values. Connect:Direct for Microsoft
Windows does not write stat for health check connections.
- Support for importing an Integrated File Agent configuration (JSON file) during an interactive
installation has been added.
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When upgrading with the option of uninstalling the source Connect:Direct version (major upgrade),
you can capture the uninstallation logs of the source version. For more information, refer to Upgrading Guidelines.
- Support for a new instance.id initparm containing a UUID has been added to uniquely identify
Connect:Direct Nodes by IBM Control Center Director and IBM Control Center Monitor.
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FixPack 2 (v6.2.0.2)
New Features and Enhancements |
To install this software, you should go to the Fix Central
website, and follow instructions described to complete the download.
- Connect:Direct for Microsoft
Windows
introduces support for enabling functional authority to set the permission for recording external
statistics from external source like Integrated File Agent.
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FixPack 1 (v6.2.0.1)
New Features and Enhancements |
To install this software, you should go to the Fix Central
website, and follow instructions described to complete the download.
- Due to an issue with the installer component codes in Connect:Direct for Microsoft
Windows
6.2.0.0, it must not be used for new or upgrade installations. Instead, use Connect:Direct for Microsoft
Windows
6.2.0.1, or later, available on IBM Fix Central. The accompanying Fix List includes instructions on
using a maintenance package to perform new and upgrade installations. The version of Connect:Direct for Microsoft
Windows on
Passport Advantage will soon be updated with 6.2.0.1. If version 6.2.0.0 is used, updating it will
involve un-installation followed by re-installation of the newer version.
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Base Release (v6.2)
To install this software, you should go to the Passport Advantage website, and follow instructions described to complete the download.
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