Features installed with a complete
Silk Performer installation:
Silk Performer Workbench
Silk Performer Agent
Performance Explorer
TrueLog Explorer
Java Explorer
.NET Explorer
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Note: To avoid potential issues, make sure to run the installation with an administrator account that has unrestricted rights.
Download and double-click the
Silk Performer installer to start the setup wizard.
The
Copyright Information page displays. Click
Next to read the
Introduction, then click
Next again.
The
License Agreement page displays. Read the license agreement carefully. If you accept the terms of the agreement, enable the
I accept the terms of the License Agreement check box, then click
Next.
Click the
Silk Performer21.0 install set to install a complete
Silk Performer environment and click
Next.
The
Customize Installation page displays. Select the components you want to install:
Silk Performer21.0 Workbench
: Select this option to install a complete
Silk Performer environment for load testing, Java and .NET applications.
Advanced Installation: Select this option to select which optional tools you want to install together with
Silk Performer.
The
Choose Install Folder page displays. Specify the installation folder:
Click
Choose.
Specify the installation folder.
Click
OK.
To restore the default installation directory, click
Restore Default Folder.
Note: Product subfolders (for
Silk Performer or
TrueLog Explorer, for example) will be created automatically.
Note:Silk Performer must be installed on a local drive.
Select whether or not a desktop shortcut icon shall be created and click
Next.
Review the information on the
Pre-Installation Summary page.
To change any settings, click
Previous to return to the appropriate page.
If you are satisfied with the settings, click
Install to start the installation process.
The status bar on the
Installing page provides information about the installation process.
The
Choose licensing mode page displays.
Select one of the following options and click
Next:
Evaluation – Installs an evaluation version of
Silk Performer, which grants you full product functionality for 45 days. The usage is limited to 10 virtual users.
To upgrade to a full version at a later point in time, contact your sales representative.
Licensed – Installs an unrestricted version of
Silk Performer, which requires a
Silk Performer license.
Depending on the components you have selected for installation, the
Select Licensing Option page displays. If you have not installed any of the components that require licensing and the page does not open, proceed
to the next step. Select one of the following options and click
Next:
Use a license server (floating licenses): In the
Host field, type the name of the computer on which
Silk Meter or
AutoPass is installed. Do not change the default port number, (5461 for
Silk Meter,
5814 for
AutoPass), unless your network administrator has defined a different port. Click
Test Connection to verify that the license server is accessible on the specified host and port.
Note: In some cases, specifying the simple name of the license server in the
Host field, such as
licenseserver, might not work. A message box stating
Connection to
Silk Meter license server failed opens. To resolve this issue, specify the hostname by using a fully qualified name, such as
licenseserver.mycompany.com.
Use a standalone license: Runs
Silk Meter standalone. Specify the location of your
Silk Meter license file using the
Choose button.
The
Network Emulation Driver Installation page displays (this page does not display on
Microsoft Windows 10 and
Microsoft Windows Server 2016). The network emulation driver is required for packet loss and latency simulation. It is not required for network bandwidth
simulation. Select one of the following options, then click
Next:
Install the network emulation driver
Skip network emulation driver installation.
Note: During installation and uninstallation of the network emulation driver, the network will be disconnected for a moment.
Note: The network emulation driver is not compatible with all network adapters. In such a case, machines or network interfaces might
no longer be accessible and the network might slow down.
Note: The network emulation driver does not support
Microsoft Windows 10 and
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 and 2019.
The
Installation Complete page displays.
Click
Done to complete the installation.
Note: If a file cannot be updated during the installation because a system library is locked by Windows, you are prompted to restart
your computer. If you do not restart your computer, you might experience problems when accessing
Silk Performer.
Note: In case the installation fails, you can view the log file
Install.log in the installation folder.