Silk Performance Manager Repositories

The terms “database” and “repository” are sometimes used interchangeably, but generally a repository is defined as a central place in which an aggregation of data is kept and maintained. The conceptual model for Performance Manager is that of a data repository that contains the application data.

A repository is a database used by Performance Manager to store, maintain, and analyze data. You must first choose which database system you want to use for your repository and take the necessary steps in the Performance Manager GUI to access the repository. You must be connected to a repository to work with Performance Manager.

You may set up multiple repositories, though only one repository at a time may be active.

To connect to a new Performance Manager database, you must first disconnect from the current database.

Note: You will receive error messages if you try to work with Performance Manager while the database is disconnected.

We recommend to perform administrative tasks that require the database to be disconnected during off-hours. If this is not possible, make sure to inform the users about the system-outage and its duration.

Note: If you are not planning on using LDAP authentication, user accounts will be stored in the repository. If you plan to use multiple repositories, you will have to maintain separate user accounts for each repository.