Wiki Page: What settings are required to successfully record and replay an...
As the application uses both HTTP Web and Java RMI it is recommended that both protocols are recorded. The Application Profile should be modified to use protocol "Web" along with "Java RMI" as detailed...
View ArticleWiki Page: What should I consider when testing a Java Application with Silk...
What can be tested? With Silk Performer you can thoroughly test various remote component models, including: Web Services Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) Java RMI Objects General GUI-less Java components...
View ArticleWiki Page: What should I do to resolve the COM Replay Error: 204 - Error...
ComCall(COM Replay: 204 - Error during method invocation., Internet Client Error: Request Timeout.. "Exception occurred.") The following items should be checked to help resolve this error: MDAC version...
View ArticleWiki Page: What version of Citrix was tested with SilkPerformer 6.5?
SilkPerformer 6.5 was tested with the following Citrix clients: Citrix Program Neighborhood Version 7.0 Citrix Program Neighborhood Version 7.1 SilkPerformer 6.5 was tested with the following Citrix...
View ArticleWiki Page: What version of Java should I use when testing Oracle Forms in...
There is a known issue in Java versions 1.2 - 1.4 which can cause the Silk Performer Runtime Engine (perfRun.exe) to crash, particularly during a long test. As this defect has been resolved in Java...
View ArticleWiki Page: What specific ports, or port ranges, does SilkPerformer listen for...
SilkPerformer users may sometimes have to monitor a client's application which is hosted by a third party on a remote server and therefore will need access through the third party's firewall. We have...
View ArticleWiki Page: What version of Siebel does SilkPerformer 6.0 support?
Currently Silk Performer supports Siebel versions 6x and Siebel versions 7x Silk Performer has in-built support for Siebel version 6X and version 7X. The support for these two versions is implemented...
View ArticleWiki Page: What type of encryption is used for the .pew file server...
The Add Data Source login credentials are saved to the custom .pew file. The encryption is base64 encoding. For example:- KeyID="PERFMON:\System\System Calls/sec@test15:0?YW1zMDFccHNvZnQ=&cGVvcDFl"...
View ArticleWiki Page: What version of SNMP does SilkPerformer"s Performance Explorer...
Performance Explorer currently supports SNMP versions 1 and 2C.
View ArticleWiki Page: What version of the Open SSL libraries does Silkperformer use?
Silk Performer 7.3.1 Patch 11 (SP731_Patch_11_SSL) introduced OpenSSL version 0.9.8a. Silk Performer 6.x and 5.x use OpenSSL libraries version 0.9.6b Silk Performer 4x uses OpenSSL version 0.9.0. The...
View ArticleWiki Page: What versions of Visibroker does SilkPerformer 5.x support?
SilkPerformer 5.x is certified for Visibroker 3.0 but should also support subsequent versions. This is because the IIOP specification has not changed and Borland have not made changes to their orb...
View ArticleWiki Page: What version of Silk Test do I need in order to run GUI-Level...
With the introduction of GUI-Level testing in SilkPerformer 2006 R2 it is now possible to drive Silk Test scripts from within Silk Performer. A full version of SilkTest 2006 R2 or later is required on...
View ArticleWiki Page: What will occur if you enable "Content-Encoding" when no...
If you enable the "Content-Encoding" check box under SETTINGS | ACTIVE PROFILE | WEB | BROWSER, Silk Performer will send an "Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate" http header and check if the server responds...
View ArticleWiki Page: What would cause a "Winsock 10054 Connection reset by peer" error?
This can occur when the existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host. This normally happens if the peer application on the remote host is suddenly stopped, the host is rebooted, or the...
View ArticleWiki Page: What would cause the error "Could not create the specified results...
The error is usually caused by the user not having sufficient privileges to create files on the directory Silk Performer is configured to write results. Silk Performer results directory specified here:...
View ArticleWiki Page: What's the difference between the "print" and "write" functions?
"Print" prints a message to the run-time details part of the Monitor window, whilst the "Write" function writes the message to an output (*.wrt) file. The choice of which to use depends on your...
View ArticleWiki Page: When adding a client certificate in .Net Explorer why is the error...
.NET Explorer requires a certificate that has a format that can be handled by the underlying .NET Framework. Currently this must be in the form of a CER certificate. If you attempt to import a...
View ArticleWiki Page: When performing SSL based tests why might I get the error "1236...
These errors may occur when running an SSL test against a server that does not support auto-detection of SSL version, which by default SilkPerformer does during the SSL handshake. In the first instance...
View ArticleWiki Page: When preparing a GUI-level load test, can I perform any variable...
Whilst using SilkPerformer to drive your SilkTest scripts during a load test, you may wish to add some logic to allow for customization during execution (for example, to force the user to perform...
View ArticleWiki Page: When recording a Citrix Web Interface script the Citrix recorder...
This applies to Silk Performer 2011 and will be fixed in later versions. This problem was introduced with the new "Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows Vista UAC Compliancy" changes. The Silk...
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