Wiki Page: Why do I get the error "WebTelnetSendCommand(WinSock: 10053 -...
Note: This is specific to SilkPerformer 7.4 and earlier versions When using the Terminal Emulation (or GreenScreen) feature of SilkPerformer you may, in rare circumstances, rncounter the following...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why do I see the error "Version 2.0 is not a compatible version"...
This implies that the DLL was created using Microsoft's .NET Framework 2.0. Support for .NET Framework 2.0 was introduced in Silk Performer 7.4, therefore if you are using DLLs created with .NET...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why does my agent machine crash near the end of a large load test...
This is a known issue in Silk Performer 7.3.1 which may occur when running a LoadTest on a multi-processor machine which is involved in heavy MMC runtime-agent communication; this known problem can...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why may I see the error "Internal error: MIB-file could not be...
The MIB compiler used by the Silk Performer Performance Explorer requires that all "Object Identifiers" are defined before they are used. Failure to adhere to this will result in the error "Internal...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why do the graphs not show correctly (or display a red X) when I...
This happens because the original HTML file reads information stored on the same machine where the graph was created. Sending the HTML file does not send the source data of the graphs. In order to...
View ArticleWiki Page: Does SilkPerformer support the testing of a SQL Server database...
DBLib is a low level API for accessing SQL Server. SilkPerformer does not provide a record/replay approach for testing a SQL Server database which uses this native API. However, a replay only approach...
View ArticleWiki Page: How can I get a list of all the Performance counters available for...
This can be achieved by adding all the Performance counters to a graph and then exporting the graph to excel. Go to FILE | EXPORT VIEW - You can export the file to any location and have it saved as a...
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: How can I configure the Overview Report so that German umlaut...
By default strings which contain umlaut characters will appear corrupted in SilkPerformer"s Overview Report. This is because the Overview Report uses "Western Europe" character encoding. This default...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why is the "user types" section of my Overview Report empty when I...
TSD files are created by Silk Performer in the RecentLoadTest, RecentBaselineTest or LoadTest_x subfolder of the project folder (where "x" is the LoadTest number). If the TSD file being opened in...
View ArticleWiki Page: How can I ensure that multiple users are able to work...
This can be achieved by checking the "Enable document file locking" option under 'SETTINGS | SYSTEM | WORKBENCH icon | WORKSPACE tab': The document file locking mechanism allows multiple users (on...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why does the Memory consumption increase exponentially when...
When accessing a large data file in Silk Performer you may encounter that the Memory Consumption will increase exponentially throughout the duration of the LoadTest for each "PerfRun.exe" process....
View ArticleWiki Page: Why is the message "Silk TrueLog Explorer can't interpret the...
This message is reported if you have recorded the script with the incorrect terminal type selected. To resolve you must select the correct terminal type and re-record the script. The terminal type...
View ArticleWiki Page: Which SAP server-side performance values are available to monitor...
By default Silk Performer's Performance Explorer offers five monitors to query SAP server-side performance values. These monitors can be found by going to MONITOR | ADD DATA SOURCE (or clicking the...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why do I receive the error "PDCE: 701 - Query for Ltci performance...
The "PDCE: 701 - Query for Ltci performance counter update failed" error is reported when monitoring Oracle using v$systat if: The Oracle Client is not installed on the same machine as Silk Performer....
View ArticleWiki Page: Can Silk Performer be used to test an application's adherence to...
Silk Performer can help in some instances to highlight that certain aspects of an application do not meet certain set standards, for example, it may demonstrate that a cookie does not adhere to...
View ArticleWiki Page: StarTeam 13.0 and 13.0 Update 1 releases
This is the parent page for the latest StarTeam 13.0 and update 1 releases. This page will be the placeholder for all new CPC, SDK, CPC and integrations released for the 13.0 and 13.0 Update1 release....
View ArticleWiki Page: Why can I not check out my standalone license even though it has...
This is a known issue in Silk Performer 6.0.1 but has since been fixed. There are two possible fixes for the issue: 1) Download the attached PerfLm.dll and replace the older version with this version....
View ArticleWiki Page: How can I increase the memory available to the JVM of the Java...
You can increase the memory available to the Java recorder by entering -Xms128m -Xmx256m into the "Command line options" edit field under SETTINGS | ACTIVE PROFILE | JAVA | ADVANCED as shown here:...
View ArticleWiki Page: What does "Correlate" do in the TrueLog Explorer?
Correlation of SQL result sets/output parameters, and input values for SQL statements (bind variables), makes it easy to detect static information in database scripts that must be customized and...
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