# Server Connection: IBM Sterling Connect:Direct

Fields with the asterisk \* are mandatory.

<table><thead><tr><th width="229.9998779296875">Value</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>SERVER NAME *</strong></td><td>Enter a unique name for the server.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>DESCRIPTION *</strong> </td><td>Provide a brief description of the server.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>EVENT POLLING BATCH SIZE</strong></td><td>Enter the maximum quantity of Connect:Direct statistics read at each poll; this is necessary to verify that a file is ready to be taken.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>PORT *</strong></td><td>Enter the API command port of the Connect:Direct server.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>HOST *</strong></td><td>Enter the IP Address of the Connect:Direct server.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>NODE NAME *</strong></td><td>Enter the name of the Connect:Direct node.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>USER *</strong></td><td>Enter the Username to connect to the Connect:Direct node.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>PASSWORD *</strong></td><td>Enter the password to connect to the Connect:Direct node.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>SHARED FOLDER WITH C:D SERVER *</strong></td><td>Enter the folder shared with the server.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>INTERNAL NODE FILE DISPOSITION</strong></td><td><p>Specify whether the original file is deleted after it has been successfully transferred from Connect:Direct to the virtual path on Data Mover. Possible values:</p><ul><li><strong>COPY</strong> (default): after the transfer, the original file remains in the folder shared with the server.</li><li><strong>MOVE</strong>: after the transfer, the original file is deleted from the folder shared with the server.</li></ul><p><strong>Important:</strong> Any change to this setting requires restarting the server for the update to take effect.</p></td></tr><tr><td><strong>CONNECTION TIMEOUT</strong></td><td>Enter the number of seconds without network activity to wait before closing a session due to inactivity. Default value: 60.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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