Advanced configuration properties when using IBM Sterling Connect:Direct nodes

CDInput and CDOutput nodes can get connection details and staging directories in conjunction with a policy.

• What should I do if I have IBM App Connect Enterprise and IBM Sterling Connect:Direct on the same machine, and want the files to be staged for output within the IBM App Connect Enterprise work path?

  You need not set any of the properties; the default settings allow this to happen.

• Output
  1. What should I do if I have IBM App Connect Enterprise and IBM Sterling Connect:Direct on the same machine but want to use a specified location to create files for output?
     Set the Integration node path to staging directory property on the policy to the location that you want. You do not need to set the Connect:Direct path to staging directory property, because IBM App Connect Enterprise assumes this to be the same as the Integration node path to staging directory.
  2. Can I have IBM App Connect Enterprise and IBM Sterling Connect:Direct on separate machines?
     You can, but you must ensure that both machines have:

     • Access to the same shared file system.
     • The same timezone setting.

     As IBM Sterling Connect:Direct does not support NFS file systems on z/OS®, this configuration does not work on z/OS

  3. Can I have this shared file system mounted at different places on my IBM App Connect Enterprise and IBM Sterling Connect:Direct machines for platforms other than Windows?
     Set the Integration node path to staging directory property to be the location where it is mounted on the IBM App Connect Enterprise machine, and the Connect:Direct path to staging directory property to where it is mounted on the IBM Sterling Connect:Direct machine.
  4. Can I have this shared file system mounted at different places on my IBM App Connect Enterprise and IBM Sterling Connect:Direct machines for Windows platforms?
     You must use the \\hostname\directory path syntax to the shared drive, rather than a mapped drive letter. In addition, the user ID that is accessing the \\hostname\directory path (the IBM App Connect Enterprise or IBM Sterling Connect:Direct user ID, depending on which one is running on Windows), must have full (write) access to the file system, using the same password.

     Set the Integration node path to staging directory to be the location where it is mounted on the IBM App Connect Enterprise machine, and the Connect:Direct path to staging directory to where it is mounted on the IBM Sterling Connect:Direct machine.

• Input
  1. Can I process files in the CDInput node if the IBM App Connect Enterprise and receiving Connect:Direct server are on different machines?
     You can, but you must ensure that both machines have access to the same shared file system and the same time zone setting.

     As IBM Sterling Connect:Direct does not support NFS file systems on z/OS, this configuration does not work on z/OS

  2. Can I have this shared file system mounted at different places on my IBM App Connect Enterprise and IBM Sterling Connect:Direct machines for platforms other than Windows?
     Set the Integration node path to input directory property to be the location where it is mounted on the IBM App Connect Enterprise machine, and the Connect:Direct path to input directory property to where it is mounted on the IBM Sterling Connect:Direct machine.
  3. Can I have this shared file system mounted at different places on my IBM App Connect Enterprise and IBM Sterling Connect:Direct machines for Windows platforms?
     You must use the UNC path syntax to the shared drive, rather than a mapped drive letter. In addition, the user ID that is accessing the UNC path (the IBM App Connect Enterprise or IBM Sterling Connect:Direct user ID, depending on which one is running on Windows), must have full (write) access to the file system, using the same password.

     Set the Integration node path to input directory property to be the location where it is mounted on the IBM App Connect Enterprise machine, and the Connect:Direct path to input directory property to where it is mounted on the IBM Sterling Connect:Direct machine.