This topic lists hardware and software requirements that must be met for virtual machine-based components and for other components before installing and using the BMC Transaction Execution Adapter Agent (TEA Agent). The following topics are presented:
To run synthetic monitoring, you must have a functioning App Visibility server.
See System requirements for App Visibility Manager and Installing App Visibility Manager components for more details.
BMC TrueSight Synthetic Monitor with Borland Silk Performer (Silk Performer) is the utility that enables an application specialist to record or author .ltz scripts that simulate user transactions. BMC provides some basic scripts and you can create your own realistic and customizable scripts with Silk Performer. Synthetic monitoring supports script protocols created with Silk Performer, such as HTTP, SAP, and Citrix.
Each computer with the TEA Agent requires an execution module to run the scripts. On each TEA Agent computer, install the full Silk Performer installation, or a smaller execution-module-only installation.
To take advantage of support for the latest Silk Performer features, ensure that your system has the latest version of Silk Performer or the execution modules.
Notes
Before installing a BMC Synthetic Transaction Execution Adapter (TEA) Agent to monitor synthetic transactions, ensure that the host computer complies with the requirements described in the following sections.
The TEA Agent computer requires the following minimum resource requirements:
If you run more than one TEA Agent on the same computer, multiply the resources depending on the number of TEA agents that you have. For example, If you have 3 TEA Agents on a system, you need 150 GB of space (3 * 50 GB), 6 CPUs (3* 2 CPUs) and 12 GB of RAM (3* 4 GB). You may need even more resources depending on the complexity and resource use of your scripts.
Software requirements for the TEA Agent
Before installing the TEA Agent, verify that the Agent computer meets the following software requirements:
Microsoft Windows 2008 R2
Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit
Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit
Microsoft Windows 8 32-bit
Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit
Note
For running multiple Silk Test scripts in parallel, a Windows Server edition platform is required.
Execution module: On the Agent computer, install an execution module to run the scripts. You can install the full BMC TrueSight Synthetic Monitor with Borland Silk Performer scripting utility, or the smaller Silk Performer execution module.
Note
Run the Silk Performer installation utility as an administrator on the TEA Agent computer.
Preparing for installation of the TEA Agent
Installing a BMC Synthetic Transaction Execution Adapter Agent
7 Comments
Mohamed Eraky
Can i deploy TEA Agent and Silk Performer in the same server i installed App visibility portal and collector for Testing environment. if yes what us the requirements .
Benjie Wolicki
Hi Mohamed,
Yes, you can install the TEA Agent and SP on the same server as the AV portal and collector in your testing environment. There are no special requirements, just make sure that you meet all of the requirements of the individual components.
Mohamed Eraky
Hello Benjie ,
Regarding this Part " For running multiple Silk Test scripts in parallel, a Windows Server edition platform is required."
what is the max number of script to run from Client machine . that is when i exceed this number i must have Windows server ?
Benjie Wolicki
Hi Mohamed,
The maximum is 1. Please note that this is referring to Silk Test scripts, not Silk Performer scripts.
Mohamed Eraky
Thank you Benjie for your prompt action . another more question
Now I can use Client Machine like (Windows 7) to run 120 Execution plan. Right?
AND. How can i use SILK TEST. this generate also package with extension .LTZ to use it in TEA Agent.
Benjie Wolicki
Hi Mohamed,
Mohamed Eraky
Thank you so much . another more question if i convert silk test to .ltz. and use client machine . this project now is still silk test not silk performer ?. so i must run only one script like this in the client machine !