Talos Client Installer, Registry Config Settings
Alan Barker, 10th Aug 2005
Version 0.5.x
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The Talos Client Installer application can be fine tuned to your environment through the use of Registry Settings.
Talos has a Key in the windows Registry on each machine that it is Installed under:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Talos

(The manual installation for Talos Client instructs you change values in this key for Database access)
The Settings in version 0.5.x are as follows:

_ConfigHandler
_DBHandler
_RemoteFileHandler
Repository
UIDisplay
SystemName
Logo
DBServer
DBUsername
DBPassword

To make changes to the Talos Client Installer:

1) Log on to the Machine with Talos Installed.
2) Click Start->Run
3) Enter "regedit" (without the quotes)
4) navigate the folders to the following Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Talos
5) Modfy Config entries
6) close regedit and re-run Talos.exe

CAUTION: Whilst changing the Talos settings would not normally cause problems it is generally advised that your perform a backup of the registry before making any changes. To perform a full registry backup see the help topics from RegEdit.

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Config Parameters Description

_ConfigHandler
This determines what type of configuration system is used with talos. The ONLY value currentl supported is W32REGISTRY but future versions are intended to support XML based config files and/or INI style files. Do Not change this value as without it Talos cannot read its Config Settings and will fail.

_DBHandler
This is the parameter which tells Talos what Type of Database system to use when searching for Deployments. The Supported values are:

"mssqlserver" is the Default as part of the installtion. If this setting is blank or incorrect for the database system in use then Talos will fail to connect and perform deployments. In future releases, Talos should provide support for other Database systems.

_RemoteFileHandler
The file access system to use when downloading datafiles for installation. The only option supported at this stage is "win32". Future releases should include the ability to select FTP, HTTP etc

SystemName
The name that is displayed in boldface on the User Interface of the installer client when it is performing deployments. As this is for end user display purposes only this can be configured to any name you wish. examples: "IT Department Installer", "IT thingy-ma-bodger" etc

 Repository
The Name of the system repository that this machine is to use by default when obtaining datafiles. This MUST be the name of a vaild Talos Repository that is registered in the System. See Install notes on Creating a repository. If a value is omitted, talos will obtain the default repository setting for this machine from the Database. examples: "myRepository" or "TalosServerA"

UIDisplay
Determines if Talos Installer will display a user Information screen or run silently in the background when executed. Set to True or False. default is True.

Logo
Talos can display a company logo when it shows the user information screen. This parameter is the path to the GIF/JPEG/BMP to load when Talos is executed. leave this parameter empty if no logo is to be displayed.
NOTE: to reduce the number of dependencies, talos uses Native VB controls to display the logo. These controls can sometimes have problems with complex/hi bitdepth graphics. To ensure compatability a small 256 color BMP or GIF is advised. please also note, GIFs support transparency whereas bitmaps don't.

DBServer
(Required) for Talos to access the database. this parameter depends on the database system in use and you should consult the Talos installation instructions for that system. as an Example: for a MS SQL Server, this would be the server name to connect to whereas for a MS Access database this would be the full path to the MDB file.


DBUsername
DBPassword
(Required) for talos to login to the database referenced by DBserver. Please consult the Talos Server installtion instructions for the database system in use for the correct setting of these parameters.

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