To edit a connection, use the My Connections pane or click the Edit Connections button in the main toolbar. Both the My Connections pane and the Edit Connections dialog provide a list of your currently-defined connections. Use either of these interfaces to view or modify information for each connection.
To edit a connection
Click Edit Connections. In the Edit Connections dialog, use the following toolbar buttons to manage connections.
Open the New Connection dialog to create a new connection. | |
Remove the selected connection. | |
Open the Connection dialog for the selected connection. Use this dialog to view or edit connection properties. |
Select View | My Connections. In the My Connections pane, use the following toolbar buttons to manage connections.
Create a new connection. | |
Edit the selected connection. | |
Duplicate the selected connection. | |
Delete the selected connection. |
You can specify timeout and reconnect options when you are creating a new connection. You can also specify these options at any time for an existing connection.
To specify timeout and reconnect options
Specify the following options.
Timeout | |
Time |
The maximum amount of time Benchmark Factory will try to log on to the system-under-test. If this amount of time is reached, Benchmark Factory will return an error. |
Infinite timeout |
Prevents the logon to the system-under-test from timing out and returning an error. |
Reconnect | |
Enable Reconnect |
Enables Benchmark Factory to attempt to reconnect to the system-under-test if the connection is lost. |
Number of reconnect attempts |
The number of times to attempt to reconnect before aborting. |
Time to wait between reconnect attempts (seconds) |
How long to wait before attempting to reconnect. |
To specify timeout and reconnect options for an existing connection
Benchmark Factory can collect and display database and host server information for a connection. The information is displayed in the Environment tab of the Connection dialog for an existing connection and also in the Database Under Test page of the New/Edit Job Wizard.
You can also create custom properties to add your own customized information to the connection.
To collect environment information
Click Detect Environment Information.
Note: To successfully view all environment information requested by Benchmark Factory, the login account used in the connection must have sufficient permissions.
To collect environment information in the Job wizard
Click Detect Environment Information.
Note: To successfully view all environment information requested by Benchmark Factory, the login account used in the connection must have sufficient permissions.
To create a custom property
In order to display database and host server information for a particular connection, the user account for that connection must have the necessary permissions. Review the following special requirements for detecting environment information.
Connection Type | Required Permissions |
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SQL Server | To view Host CPU Count and Host Memory, the login account requires the VIEW SERVER STATE permission |
Performance counters keep track of statistics during test execution. By default the following performance counters are recorded when a job executes, even though they do not display in the Performance Counter tab for a connection or job.
You can add performance counters to a connection or a job.
To add performance counters to a connection
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