New Features and Enhancements

Connect:Direct® for UNIX 6.0 and its related software have the following features and enhancements:

FixPack 2 (v6.0.0.2)
New Features and Enhancements

Deploying IBM® Connect:Direct for UNIX using an IBM Certified Container

This Fix Pack, now introduces support to deploy IBM Connect:Direct for UNIX using an IBM Certified Container.
FixPack 1 (v6.0.0.1)
New Features and Enhancements
  • To install this software, you should go to the Fix Central website and install the latest available fix pack. IBM Connect:Direct for UNIX introduces support for license governance, remote maintenance application, and upgrades by Control Center Director. For related document see, IBM Control Center Director Support.
iFix 033 (v6.0.0.0)
New Features and Enhancements

IBM Connect:Direct for UNIX can be configured to extend support to S3 object stores to include Minio, Dell EMC ECS, and Red Hat Ceph to execute cloud-based operations. To install this software, you should go to the Fix Central website and install the latest available fix pack. For related document see, Using S3 object store providers with Connect: Direct for Unix.

Base Release (v6.0)

New Features or Enhancements

Connect:Direct for UNIX have the following features and enhancements:

  • To remove the need for compatibility libraries and eliminate warnings from system logs Connect:Direct for UNIX 6.0 is now available as a 64-bit application.
  • Linux, zLinux, Solaris SPARC and HPUX-IT now use TI-RPC instead of TS-RPC.
  • Solaris SPARC and HPUX-IT require a new configurable RPC port.