New Install

You can use this section to understand the procedure of installing new Connect:Direct UNIX/Windows severs from IBM® Connect:Direct®.

Important: You must have the following to support installation of a new IBM Connect:Direct server:
  • IBM Connect:Direct UNIX and Windows package version 6.1.0.1 or later
  • Curl for UNIX Operating system
  • PowerShell version 4.0 and above for Windows Operating system
Following steps show the initial workflow for a New Install task:
  1. Create New Install Task
    1. Click New Install > Create New to install a new Connect:Direct server.
    2. Enter a name for the new installer. The Installer Name cannot be changed later.
    3. Select the Operating System from the drop down, which auto populates other dependent fields.
    4. Enter the port and certificate details in Default Settings section. These details cannot be edited once the installed server is activated.
    5. In the Overrides for individual servers section, enter the Host Address and Node Name of the machines to install the server. You can add multiple machine host addresses at once.
    6. Enter email IDs you want to send the installation link to in Email Link To field.
    7. Click Save Draft to add the installer in the list of Draft installers. Else, click Proceed, review the entered details and click Confirm. The new installer is visible in All Installers and Active installer list.
    8. Copy the link received on the e-mail ID mentioned while creating the New Install Task. You can also copy/share the link from All Installers/ Active Installer list, as follows:
      1. Find the new installer, and click Share Link from Overflow menu.
      2. On the Share Installer Link window, enter the e-mail ID and click Share Link to send an e-mail with the installation link or click Copy Link to copy it to clipboard.
  2. Manage Installers
    • View Active, Draft and Archived installers.
    • You can make an installer active from Draft installer list.
    • Only an Active Installer can be Archived.
    • An Archived Installer can never be activated again.

Initial Administrator Workflow : Installing Connect:Direct Server

Following steps show the procedure for installing the Connect:Direct Server after successfully creating a New Install Task:

Procedure for Windows
  1. Paste the link received after successfully creating a New Install task in the browser and press Enter. A zipped folder is downloaded.
  2. Unzip the folder and extract all 4 files in the zipped folder.
    Note: By default, a bootstrap certificate is created and installed, which helps in deploying the new Connect:Direct sever.
  3. Run installCDWindows.ps1 file with PowerShell version 4.0 or above. After the installation is complete, a success message appears. The installed server is added to CD Configuration Needed Server Group and listed in Server > All C:D Servers list.
  4. Navigate to Server > All C:D Servers. Click the overflow menu icon (Overflow menu icon displays a list of actions) of the newly added server and click Mark Configured to configure the server.
Procedure for UNIX
  1. Execute the following script to download a tar file.
    curl -o <bundlename.tar> --insecure <link you copied from Control Center Director Web Console/e-mail ID>
  2. Untar the downloaded file to extract a bundle of four files.
    tar -xvf <tarfile >
    Note: By default, a bootstrap certificate is created and installed, which helps in deploying the new Connect:Direct sever.
  3. Execute ./installCD.sh to install the required file. After the installation is complete, a success message appears. The installed server is added to CD Configuration Needed Server Group and listed in Server > All C:D Servers list.
  4. Navigate to Server > All C:D Servers. Click the overflow menu icon (Overflow menu icon displays a list of actions) of the newly added server and click Mark Configured to configure the server.