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Pimp Your Console, Part 3: Customizing Text on Your Console Header

Screenbert's picture

Ever seen "Pimp my ride"? This takes it to a whole new level. This is the last of a three-part installment for Pimp my Console.

With this SQL code you can customize your console header. You could use if for something cool like in the screenshot or something functional in case you run multiple NS Servers and need something big to tell you where you are at. IE "Altiris Server A".

To view the current settings

Select * From String
WHERE (BaseGuid='524C9C33-EE22-4A48-8B20-050120021dB6')
AND (Culture='' OR Culture='en') AND StringRef='title'

To modify the current settings

UPDATE STRING
SET String='Put console name here'
WHERE (BaseGuid='524C9C33-EE22-4A48-8B20-050120021dB6')
AND (Culture='' OR Culture='en') AND StringRef='title'

Put it back to the default of Altiris Console is as easy as changing your SET string.

I would doubt this customization is in any way supported by Altiris.

Now go pimp your console!

reedracer's picture

Pimped out 'sole

Great tip! I was looking for a way to name my console screens to delineate between the various servers.

Even better, if the dashes were gone from each line, Query Analyzer just makes me delete them.

Thanks,

Reed

Screenbert's picture

Dashes

Glad you like the ideas for the console. The dashes were put in there hoping I could submit it via the create content page, but there seems to be problems whenever you submit content with SQL or HTML code in it.

Screenbert

Screenbert

Admin's picture

Dashes-B-Gone

I've removed the dashes. Sorry about that.

We have to be careful what kind of stuff we allow users to type into our Web forms.

When our filter sees a left angle bracket, it sees "danger, suspicious code to follow".

To get around that you can replace the brackets with what the big boys call a "character entity". It's basically an ampersand followed by the letters lt, followed by a semicolin. So this &lt; displays as this < (And doesn't set off any alarms.)

HTH

reedracer's picture

Dash-B-Gone

Awesome, Juice rocks!

erikw's picture

Pimp your console

Thnxsss for the contribution.

I was also looking how to get a additional screen console to determine on what server you work.

I use over 5 consoles to do my job, and sometimes i mess up.

Again thnxssss.
Erik

Regards
Erik
www.DinamiQs.com
Dinamiqs is the home of VirtualStorm (www.virtualstorm.org)

rahiz's picture

Color Console Text

Hi,
Can we add color to the Customized Text. I have a light background (bgLines.gif) and want a dark Text over it.

Can this be done.

Thanks & Regards,
rahiz