Appendix H: Windows Registry Keys - Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 6.9 SP4 - V1.0 Manual

Registry Name
Keys present in Options folder
UpdateInventoryBatchSize
UpdateInventoryHours
UpdateInventoryRestTime
UpdateInventoryTime
UpdateInventoryWeekDay
UseFD_READ
UseResetInactiveClientConnections
UseSql
UseUpdateActiveClientConnections
Deployment Solution
Description
Number of computers in a batch.
Update inventory for active
computers every 'n' hours. If it is
positive, this key is activated.
Wait time (in seconds) between
two batches.
If UpdateInventoryHours is
negative, this key is activated.
Stores time as a string in HH:MM
format, where HH can have
values 00-23 Hours.
If UpdateInventoryHours is
negative, this key is activated. If
positive, indicates the day of the
week ( 1 = Sunday, 2 =
Monday,...). A negative value
means everyday.
It is related to socket activity.
1 if "Update active client
connections," on the General Tab
of the Altiris Configuration Utility,
is enabled, otherwise 0.
Used to connect to sql server.
1 if "Update active client
connections," on the General Tab
of the Altiris Configuration Utility,
is enabled, otherwise 0.
Windows Registry Keys
Purpose
While inventorying computers,
engine processes 'n' computers at a
time. After processing 'n'
computers, it waits for some time
(specified by
UpdateInventoryRestTime) before
processing the next batch of 'n'
computers.
After every 'n' hours the engine will
send inventory for the active clients.
While inventorying computers,
engine processes 'n' computers at a
time. After processing 'n' computers
it takes a pause before processing
the next batch of 'n' computers. This
entry defines the time of this pause.
If the value is 13:25, it means 1:25
PM. The Engine will inventory active
clients at 1:25 PM everyday or on a
particular day of the week
depending upon
UpdateInventoryWeekDay.
Engine inventories active computers
at a given time everyday or on a
specific day of the week.
This is being used for internal socket
communication activity.
If "Reset inactive client connections"
is enabled, the engine periodically
send WACs to the inactive
computers. If the AClient is running
on any of the inactive computers, it
just resets the connection with
server.
If true, then connects to database
using username and password
specified in the configuration dialog.
If "Update active client connections"
is enabled, the engine periodically
sends CACKs to the active
computers and marks those
computers, which fail to respond to
CACKs as inactive.
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