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Benchmark Factory for Database 8.0 - User Guide

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Getting Started With Benchmark Factory What's New in Benchmark Factory Additional Resources

Overview of Benchmark Factory

About Benchmark Factory Benchmark Factory Components Understanding Benchmark Testing Understanding Benchmark Factory Terminology How Benchmark Factory Works

Benchmark Factory Components

Benchmark Factory Console Agents Run Reports Repository Manager Jobs View BMFServer.exe

About Agents Agent Settings Install Remote Agents Run Benchmark Factory with Multiple Agents Test Status Tab Virtual Users Tab Transactions Tab Output Tab BMFAgent.exe Configure Firewall - Remote Agent Install

About Connections Create Oracle Connection Create Microsoft SQL Server Connection Create SAP Connection Create MySQL Connection Create ODBC Connection Create IBM DB2 CLI Connection Edit/Manage Connections Timeout and Reconnect Options Environment Information Performance Counters Oracle Statistics Collection Oracle Clustering Options Configure RAC Load Testing

Create and Edit Tests and Jobs

Jobs View Pane Quickstart: Create a New Job Edit a Job Industry Standard Benchmark Tests Replication Benchmark Test Capture and Replay a Workload

Capture and Replay Oracle Workload Capture and Replay SQL Server Workload Run Capture Scenario Wizard Run Capture Wizard from Cmd Line Replay Load from an Oracle Trace File Replay Load from SQL Server Trace Table Replay Load from ODBC Trace File Import from Delimited Text File Import from Oracle Dynamic Performance View Import from Dell Tools Export File

Create Artificial Test for Desired Effects Test Stored Procedures for Scalability Test SQL for Scalability Custom Tests

Create Mix Test Create Replay Test Create Goal Test Create Scalability Test

Create/Delete Benchmark Objects Execute External File Test Options - Create Objects

Benchmark Scale Factor Options (Create Objects) Create Objects Using Custom SQL Table Options (Create Objects for Replication)

Test Options - Transactions

Transactions User Load Timing Advanced Options (Capture/Replay) Add SQL Transactions Use BFScript Wizard Run SQL Preview Latency Stagger User Startup

Job Setup Options

Schedule Alerts Performance Counters Global Variables

Replace Child Latencies Use Global Search/Replace Save Job as BMF Script Copy Test to Replay, Mix, Goal, or Scalability Test

Test Results and Run Reports

Overview View Real-Time Test Results

View Test Results - Running Job Realtime Statistics Tab Run vs Userload Tab Transaction vs Load Tab Changing Graph View

View Test Results - Completed Job Benchmark Factory Run Reports

Overview Changing Graph View Run Reports Viewer Using Benchmark Factory Run Reports Viewing Multiple Run Results

Exporting Test Results to Excel Exporting Test Results to Excel Using the Command Line Benchmark Factory Test Results Terminology

Troubleshooting

Support Bundle Agent Connection

Licensing and Keys Adding Virtual Users

The Benchmark Factory REST API

Resource Structure and URI Hierarchy REST API Resources

About Scripts

Note: All edit field with a yellow background are scriptable.

Benchmark Factory provides a scripting capability as a means of inserting built-in functions for use in scripts. A function is a formula that takes one or more values (arguments), performs an operation, and returns a value that simulates real-world user activity. Functions are used alone or as building blocks in creating complex user activity. Randomized data is important when attempting to simulate real-world user activity because data that is random, prevents a server from using data stored in its cache. Click here for procedures on how to use scripts.

The following provides a list of available scripts:

Category

Script Function

Dates and Numbers

$BFCreditCardExp

$BFCurrentDateTime

File Access

Global Variables

$BFGetGlobalVar

$BFSetGlobalVar

$BFSetGlobalVarRtn

Name and Address

$BFMiddleInitial

Numerical Manipulation

Random Numbers

Random Strings

$BFRandMultiList

String Manipulation

Test Info

$BFNumberOfIterations

$BFNextUserload

$BFPrevUserload

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