Wiki Page: Why does Colour coded line key for custom graph in Overview report...
There is a setting in Internet settings that can prevent the Key code from being displayed properly upon exporting overview report to HTML view. This setting is in IE under TOOLS | INTERNET OPTIONS |...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why is the Recorder recording HTTP traffic at TCP/IP level ?
Check the following setting: SETTINGS | SYSTEM | RECORDER | PROXIES TAB | SOCKS | Edit | Record always at TCP/IP protocol level | Within Port range If there is a port range entered here, remove it and...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why can I not toggle the Auto-assign Virtual User option in an All...
There is a known issue in Silk Performer 2008 R2 which means the Auto-assign option for the All Day workload configuration cannot be toggled. This means that Virtual Users cannot be assigned to an...
View ArticleWiki Page: In Silk Performer 2007, why might my monitor interval...
The monitor interval in Performance Explorer can be seen highlighted below: The monitor interval switching back to 1 is a display issue in Silk Performer 2007, and has been resolved in the latest...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why can I not configure the JVM Virtual Memory size using the...
In Silk Performer 2008, page 381 of the Advanced Concepts book states: -Xmsn for defining the minimum heap size (e.g., -Xms10MB) -Xmxn for defining the maximum heap size (e.g., -Xmx128MB) However, the...
View ArticleWiki Page: Can Silk Performer capture screenshots during a Loadtest?
Silk Performer does not have any built in function to take screen shots. You may be able to integrate with a 3rd party application using dll Integration to do this however, in the case of web, Silk...
View ArticleWiki Page: Does Silk Performer automatically save changes during a load test?
Yes, Silk Performer automatically saves changes made during a load test. Anytime you make changes to your script and proceed to run the load test without saving, SilkPerformer automatically saves the...
View ArticleWiki Page: How do I resolve the error "File Error" when trying to open a .pat...
When using Citrix OCR functionality you must add two files to the data files section after generating the font database. These files are perfOcrFonts.dat and perfOcrFonts.pat. It is possible to open...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why do I get Error "ComUserInit ITF: 273 - ClassFactory cannot...
This error message occurs due a naming conflict in the registry. To resolve this error use one of the following workarounds: Delete the Silk PerformerVB.dll in the Silk Performer root; then create a...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why does Internet Explorer window crash during the recording of...
If GOOGLE TOOLBAR is installed (toolbar.google.com) with Advanced Features, as a Microsoft Internet Explorer browser add-on, this can be a cause of the issue. When the Recorder initiates the IE...
View ArticleWiki Page: Does SilkPerformer re-distribute the Virtual Users from an Agent...
No, before a loadtest starts all Virtual Users are assigned to a specific Silk Performer Agent, if that Agent crashes or gets aborted so will all it"s associated Virtual Users. The "Auto-Assign" and...
View ArticleWiki Page: How do I change the severity of an error in Silk Performer ?
It is possible to change the severity of an error either through the GUI or programmatically. GUI Approach: Go to SETTINGS | ACTIVE PROFILE | SIMULATION | ERRORS Tab Click Add Choose the Module that...
View ArticleWiki Page: How is the number of users per process calculated when "Automatic...
Automatic calculation optimizes the number of virtual users per process depending on the total number of virtual users. The following rules apply : 1) A minimum of 10 processes need to be achieved 2)...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why are the TrueLogs not generated when I run SilkPerformer from...
Why are the TrueLogs not generated when I run Silk Performer from SilkScheduler even though I have enabled the True Logs from within the Workload Configuration Dialog. The TrueLogs will only be...
View ArticleWiki Page: How do I change the PDCE collection interval when using SAM to...
In Performance Explorer, the setting that governs the PDCE collection interval is the TSD-Writer interval (1sec to 60 minutes). To ensure a Data source will be monitored using the TSD-Writer interval...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why in my TrueLog On Error File do I see a page symbol with a...
This is a display issue with the TrueLog On Error files in Silk Performer 5.1. The function call is made correctly and can be verified by tracing it through the log file. This issue has been resolved...
View ArticleComment on Why can I not configure the JVM Virtual Memory size using the...
When you say "This has been addressed in the latest release of Silk Performer" do you mean Silk Performer 15 now uses the commands as listed in the original documentation, or the documentation has...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why can I no longer get the virtual user error files (.err) from...
With the introduction of the Virtual User Error Report File (.RPT) in HTML format, the need for the .ERR file was no longer as important. The .RPT report provides the all of the information previously...
View ArticleWiki Page: I cannot type 00 in the hours, minutes and seconds field when...
This is a known issue with the time control that Silk Performer uses. The only workaround is to use the arrow keys to enter the time of 00 in the hours, minutes and seconds field. Old KB# 19124
View ArticleWiki Page: How can I upload a zip file to a server whilst maintaining the...
If you try to send a zip file to a server using a function which passes it as a string variable, e.g. WebUrlPostBin, you will find that the format may change to text/html. Instead you should use the...
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