Wiki Page: How can I verify is a server is available before a transaction is...
You can use the Silk Performer BDL function "WebPing" to check the availability of a specified server in the initialization transaction, so that if the server is unavailable the execution of the BDF...
View ArticleWiki Page: How can I verify text that appears in the rendered view of the...
This is possible by verifying the actual binary data that corresponds to the text that needs to be verified. As an example, the rendered text of a Microsoft Word Document in the rendered view of the...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why do I get "Error - could not start listening on port 19105"...
This issue can occur for reasons stated in the resolution When I launch the recorder I get the following error "Error could not connect to recorder on host local host at port 19105" If however you...
View ArticleWiki Page: How can I verify that a PDF file is downloaded during a loadtest?
This can be achieved using the "Record Digest Verification" option. If you select this option the SilkPerformer recorder will automatically generate a digest verification function...
View ArticleWiki Page: How do I integrate third party dlls into my Silk Performer script,...
Third party DLLs may be integrated into Silk Performer scripts in order to access an individual function to fulfill a particular need or even to access a complete range of functions in order to...
View ArticleWiki Page: How do I know if I need to increase the number of table elements...
By default SilkPerformer sets the maximum number of table elements to 3: SETTINGS | ACTIVE PROFILE | RECORD | COM | SCRIPT OPTIONS - MAX NUMBER OF TABLE ELEMENTS You can tell if you need to increase...
View ArticleWiki Page: How do I interpret the measurements (Source, Value, Factor, Avg,...
The Value column is the exact value where the cursor is at that instance - represented by a crosshair on the graph. As the cursor is moved the Value will change. Factor is the amount by which the...
View ArticleWiki Page: How do I launch Developer Workbench for SilkPerformer 7.3.1 and 2006
Since SilkPerformer 7.3.1, the Developer Workbench can be found in a sub-folder of the SilkPerformer Start Menu named "Development Tools". Previous to SilkPerformer 7.3.1 there was no "Development...
View ArticleWiki Page: How do I load a WSDL/DLL into SilkPerformer .Net Explorer?
The .NET Explorer interface enables you to intuitively configure tests for Web Services. The WSDL/DLL address field allows for the loading of either WSDLs or .NET assemblies. Enter the location of the...
View ArticleWiki Page: How do I load XML data as input of a Web Service?
To do this please follow the steps below; Load System.Xml (which is a NET Framework foundation class) Create an instance of System.Xml.XmlDocument Save the created object Load the xml from a string or...
View ArticleWiki Page: How do I manually uninstall SilkPerformer if the uninstaller tool...
If Silk Performer cannot be uninstalled through the usual methods of running the uninstaller it is possible to manually remove all traces of Silk Performer so a clean install can be run. Process Boot...
View ArticleWiki Page: How do I maximize the number of SilkPerformer Virtual Users that I...
To enable your system to run more Vusers: Turn of all un-necessary logging options. The logging options should be set according to how much debugging is still required on your project. If your script...
View ArticleWiki Page: How do I monitor a server in a remote location?
SilkPerformer's Server Analysis Module (SAM) allows you to monitor data from remote servers in a straightforward manner, however in order to monitor any application through a firewall the correct...
View ArticleWiki Page: How do I monitor Apache Web Server running on Windows?
Launch Performance Explorer (SAM) and select "Monitor Server" then "Pre-defined Data Sources". Expand - PeopleSoft | Web server Here you will now see the option "Apache": This uses the Apache...
View ArticleWiki Page: How do I monitor IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 3.5 and...
Use SilkPerformer's Performance Explorer tool, following the steps below: Launch Performance Explorer and select the MONITOR SERVER button in the workflow bar. Select the radio button "Select from...
View ArticleWiki Page: How do I monitor MSSQL 2008 using Server Analysis Module?
MSSQL 2008 uses perfmon for performance monitoring so it can be monitored using Server Analysis Module in all current versions of Silk Performer however since the introduction of Silk Performer a...
View ArticleWiki Page: How do I monitor SUN GlassFish Server?
It is possible to monitor Sun Glass Fish Application Server through the Java Management Extensions (JMX) Management Beans accessed via Performance Explorer. Please follow these steps to do so: 1....
View ArticleWiki Page: How Do I Monitor Weblogic Using SNMP ?
WebLogic 5.1, 6.1, 7.x and 8.x provide SNMP information. WebLogic 6.0 does not provide SNMP information. In order to use the SNMP support it is necessary to manually start the SNMP agent that then...
View ArticleWiki Page: How do I monitor VMWARE ESX server using SilkPerformer Performance...
SilkPerformer 2009 introduced a predefined monitoring template for VMWARE ESX server using the SNMP protocol. To monitor a VMWARE ESX server follow these instructions: Open Performance Explorer Click...
View ArticleWiki Page: How do I overcome the "warning WAR 40 : include file not found in...
This error happens when you want to include a BDH file in your main script via the use of the "use" function, and it resides in a sub directory of the Custom Include folder. The use of sub directories...
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