Configuring Static Boundaries for Performance Values

Using the Boundary Editor, administrators can easily change the thresholds that are used for health calculation and specify which dimension each specific result is to influence.

The Boundary Editor is used to configure static boundaries for performance values. When relying on dynamically calculated boundaries that are based on historic performance values, it is not required that you define boundaries for performance values in Silk Performer scripts-they are calculated automatically by Performance Manager. You can however use dynamic boundaries and restart the calibration process beginning with the current date. To do so, go to Performance Manager > Configuration > Monitors and click the Reset bounds icon of the monitor you want to reset the boundaries for.

With the Boundary Editor you can actually change the parameters of each result that is provided by a monitor. You can even change the names of results and specify new boundaries, all from within Performance Manager. Reasonable default values for all parameters guarantee compatibility with most sophisticated monitoring scenarios and will not complicate the monitor configuration process. onitor context parameters even allow you to disregard page/custom timers that are not relevant to specific dimensions and configure the handling of availability/accuracy errors for monitors. See Adding a Monitor for details regarding setting up monitor parameters.

To edit bound-based health values:

On the Projects page (Performance Manager > Projects), click the project for which you want to edit health values.
Go to Performance Manager > Configuration > Monitors. The Monitors tab displays all monitors that are currently available for the project. Click the Edit Bounds icon of the monitor for which you want to edit health values. The Edit Bounds for Monitor... page for the selected monitor appears.
Note: The Edit Bounds icon is only displayed for monitors that are based on static boundaries. To define static boundaries, you need to re-open the script in Silk Performer, go to Project > Set Response Time Thresholds, ensure Generate project Attributes is checked, click OK, and upload the monitor back to Performance Manager.
From here you can change the parameters of all results provided by the monitor. Edit the name of a counter in the Custom Counter column.
Edit boundary 1 (the "lower" boundary) in the Bound1 column.
Edit boundary 2 (the "upper" boundary) in the Bound2 column.
Use the pull-down menu in the Rating column to specify which health dimension each counter is to apply to (Availability, Accuracy, or Performance). Or select Display only to have a counter's results displayed, but not factored into health ratings.
Click Save to save your revised boundary settings.