Installation Overview

The Installing section provides a quick reference to the installation process for Connect:Direct® for UNIX followed by a detailed process. The installation and upgrade processes both include downloading installation items, completing prerequisites, preparing systems, running the installer, and completing the post-installation configurations.

Note: IBM® Connect:Direct for UNIX can be deployed using an IBM Certified Container.

The certified container offers a Red Hat certified IBM Connect:Direct for UNIX image and Helm chart and can be used to deploy a production-ready IBM Connect:Direct image into Red Hat OpenShift/Kubernetes Service. For more information on see, Deploying IBM Connect:Direct for UNIX using an IBM Certified Container.

Install/Deploy Connect:Direct for UNIX

You can install and/or deploy Connect:Direct for UNIX using any of the following methods.

Table 1. Installing Connect:Direct for UNIX for the first time
Scenario	Resource
Install using the conventional method	Installing Connect:Direct for UNIX
Silent Installation method	Connect:Direct for UNIX Silent Installation
Deploy Connect:Direct for UNIX using an IBM certified container	Deploying IBM Connect:Direct for UNIX using an IBM Certified Container