Silk Performer offers a plug-in framework for dynaTrace Diagnostics and other third-party diagnostics tools. The dynaTrace Plug-In is installed along with the Silk Performer setup. It is disabled by default. The framework enables third-party tool vendors to integrate into one or more of the following tools:
The Silk Performer plug-in can be used to modify profile settings so that the runtime sends an additional HTTP header tag with each page request. The same functionality is available via the WebSetHttpTag BDL function.
When a user selects an API node, TrueLog Explorer passes the plug-in header and body, including the additional HTTP tag. TrueLog Explorer’s lower-right window includes an additional tab for each enabled plug-in. The plug-in tabs are Internet Explorer controls, so plug-ins can present anything that can be expressed via HTML.
Plug-ins can use the HTTP tag to identify traces and present complete component break-downs for each Web page call.
Plug-ins that implement the PerfExp plug-in interface can be called from the (OVR) Overview Report/Ranking section. Overview reports show plug-in related icons for each ranking measurement for which the plug-in can provide in-depth information.
Silk Performer dynaTrace Diagnostics server is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit architecture. There is a 32-bit client that is fully compatible with both server versions.
To install the 32-bit client you must use the 32-bit installation file. The 64-bit installation file does not provide a client-installation option.