Release Notes
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Quest Software is pleased to make available Benchmark Factory® 8.4 to meet your database workload testing needs. Benchmark Factory is a database performance and code scalability testing tool that simulates users and transactions on the database and replays production workload in non-production environments. With Benchmark Factory developers, DBAs, and QA teams can validate that their databases will scale as user loads increase, application changes are made, and platform changes are implemented.
Benchmark Factory is available for Oracle®, SQL Server®, IBM® DB2®, SAP®, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and other databases via ODBC connectivity. Benchmark Factory:
Upon completion of a test execution, all test results are collected and stored in the repository for data analysis and reporting. Benchmark Factory collects a variety of informative and detailed statistics that include:
This release of Benchmark Factory includes the following new features and enhancements.
This release of Benchmark Factory includes support for the following database versions:
Benchmark Factory server supports TLS1.2 and later version, it will generate self signed certificate. The default setting for REST API is just for Local access. If the external host wants to access Benchmark Factory server through REST API, the request header need to add Authentication. For more detailed information please see help document.
See Resolved Issues for more enhancements and resolved issues in this release of Benchmark Factory.
Learn more and connect with the community at the Benchmark Factory Community page on Toad World.
SQL Server Native Client
Beginning with Benchmark Factory 8.1, the Microsoft SQL Server Native Client (11.0) is no longer distributed along with Benchmark Factory.
The following is a list of issues addressed and enhancements implemented in this release of Benchmark Factory.
| Feature | Resolved Issue | Defect ID |
|---|---|---|
| SQL Server capture | Correct an issue in which Benchmark factory missed transaction when imported the workload performed by SQL Server capture. | BMF-5152 |
| General | Resolved an issue in which Benchmark Factory can not launch after Toad for Oracle send SQL statement to Benchmark Factory. | BMF-5533 |
| REST API | Correct an issue in which the agent can not get the password after post job with agent password. | BMF-5551 |
| General | Resolved an issue in which Benchmark factory free ware version can not launch due to the application lost the QP5 file. | BMF-5618 |
| REST API | Correct an issue in which the REST API testruns should accept the value of the runid is parameter. | BMF-5633 |
| REST API | Correct an issue in which secure the API by https. This issue was a common requirement | BMF-5639 |
| REST API | Correct an issue in which the REST API need to protected by access key from external host, This issue was discovered when the external host access the service through the REST API. | BMF-5640 |
| Run Report | Correct an issue. in which the run report allow XSS attack. | BMF-5658 |
| Connection | correct an issue in which the Benchmark Factory will warning user when the user want to make an unencrypted connection to a database. This should occur anytime connection is being made and encryption is not being used regardless of the database configuration. | BMF-5672 |
| Feature | Resolved Issue | Defect ID |
|---|---|---|
| SQL Server capture | Correct an issue in which Benchmark factory missed transaction when imported the workload performed by SQL Server capture. | BMF-5152 |
| General | Resolved an issue in which Benchmark Factory can not launch after Toad for Oracle send SQL statement to Benchmark Factory. | BMF-5533 |
| REST API | Correct an issue in which the agent can not get the password after post job with agent password. | BMF-5551 |
| General | Resolved an issue in which Benchmark factory free ware version can not launch due to the application lost the QP5 file. | BMF-5618 |
| REST API | Correct an issue in which the REST API testruns should accept the value of the runid is parameter. | BMF-5633 |
| REST API | Correct an issue in which secure the API by https. This issue was a common requirement | BMF-5639 |
| REST API | Correct an issue in which the REST API need to protected by access key from external host, This issue was discovered when the external host access the service through the REST API. | BMF-5640 |
| Run Report | Correct an issue. in which the run report allow XSS attack. | BMF-5658 |
| Connection | correct an issue in which the Benchmark Factory will warning user when the user want to make an unencrypted connection to a database. This should occur anytime connection is being made and encryption is not being used regardless of the database configuration. | BMF-5672 |
| Feature | Resolved Issue | Defect ID |
|---|---|---|
| Benchmark Factory Console | Corrected an issue which caused an error when a Standard user attempted to start the Benchmark Factory console under certain conditions. | BMF-5377 |
| General | Upgraded Third Party component to latest version. | BMF-5419 |
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