Install Connect:Direct Server

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Before you begin

If you chose a database other than the included PostgreSQL, make sure you have installed your database before you begin this installation.

Note: The connections between some clients and a Connect:Direct Server are unsecure. Passwords sent by one of these clients to a Connect:Direct Server are obfuscated, but the session is not encrypted. The clients are: the Windows CLI, any user-written Windows SDK client and Standalone File Agent.

About this task

To install IBM Connect:Direct Server :

Procedure

  1. If you downloaded the software from IBM Passport Advantage, double-click CDWindows\cdw_install.exe from the download folder.
    Alternatively, double-click CDWindows\SetupTrace.cmd to start the installation with logging enabled. This is helpful to diagnose installation issues.
    Note: For information on the how to download software using Passport Advantage see, https://www.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage/index.html.
  2. On the Welcome dialog, click Next.
  3. Select Typical and click Next.
  4. To configure the IBM Connect:Direct Server, enable Default and click Next.
  5. Select the database to use and click Next.
  6. Click Next.
  7. Configure the database you selected as follows:
    • If you accepted the default database, PostgreSQL, type the information provided by your system administrator and click Next.
      Note: If you chose another database and decide to install PostgreSQL at a later time, run cdw_install.exe. You can also install the PostgreSQL feature using the "Add or Remove Programs" tool from the Windows Control Panel.
    • To configure SQL Server, type the address of the remote SQL Server and identify the authentication method. Click Next.
  8. Click Install.
  9. When the installation is finished, IBM Connect:Direct Web Services is automatically started. If you do not want it to start automatically, deselect the option.
  10. Click Finish.