Carapace

CAT Installation

The Carapace Installer installs from across the network or from disk. From the 'Custom Installation Options' page, choose the 'Carapace Application Tracker'.

Once the files are copied to disk, the CAT Configurator is invoked. This has the following sections:

database setup the database used by the CAT
communications setup the communications ports and addresses used by CAT
shortcuts setup the shortcuts or NT Service used by the CAT

Database Setup

There are 4 steps to create the CAT database:

  1. Create a database accessible using the 32-bit ODBC administrator.

    The CAT is supported on the following databases:

    1. Oracle
    2. Microsoft SQL Server
    3. Pervasive
    4. Microsoft Access

  2. Enter the details of the database connection i.e.
    1. data source name (mandatory)
    2. user name (optional)
    3. password (optional)

  3. Test the database connection -- to ensure it is accessible from Carapace.

  4. Create the Carapace tables within the database.

Communications Setup

The CAT system communicates by email and HTTP. Email is used to receive CVs and to send out interview reminders. HTTP is used for all the web interfaces. Click here to see the currently configured communications settings.

The following settings are configurable:

HTTP Port The CAT listens on this TCP/IP port for HTTP requests from web browsers.

Default value: 80

SMTP Port The CAT listens on this TCP/IP port for SMTP (mail transport) connections to receive incoming CVs.

Default value: 25

local mail domain The CAT mail server uses this value as its name when communicating with other mail servers.

Default value: hostname of the local machine

remote mail host The hostname or IP address of the mail server used for transferring mail to your organisation or across the Internet.

Default value: none available

remote mail port The TCP/IP port of the mail server used for transferring mail to your organisation or across the Internet.

Default value: 25

POP3 Port The CAT listens on this TCP/IP port for POP3 (message store). This is used if messages for interviewers are stored within the CAT rather than being transfered to a corporate mail server.

Default value: 110

Shortcuts & NT Service Setup

The installer will optionally put shortcuts on the desktop and in the Startup folder for the CAT. When installing on NT, the installer can configure the CAT to run as an NT Service -- this allows the CAT to run whenever the box is running.

When running as an NT Service with a networked printer, it may be necessary to make the printer explicitly available to the CAT service. This can be done by putting the following entry in the registry:

registry hive HKEY_CURRENT_USER
registry section /software/Carapace/CAT/Print Spooler
attribute systemStartup
value net use lpt1: \\BEETLE\lp secret /USER:freddy

where

System Startup

Click here for information as to how to start the CAT system.

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