Starting Captures

This page outlines the process for capturing a workload from a source database.

Users have the ability to capture a workload from a source database. Users must provide the database location, start time, and end time such that the system can capture database activity into a capture workload file. Using this workload file, users may conduct replays on alternate target test databases.

Prerequisite: Please remember you MUST take [a] database snapshot(s) just prior to starting your capture. You will need these snapshot(s) to replay your captures - these snapshots will serve as your target databases for replays.

Steps to Start a Capture

• Click the “+” icon next to “Captures”.

• Walk through the steps to create a Capture.

Specify capture name

• Specify capture start option:

  • Immediate: Capture will begin immediately upon creation.

  • Scheduled: Capture will begin at user-specified start time.

• Specify capture stop option:

  • Manual: Capture will stop when user clicks “Stop” button.

  • Automatic: Capture will stop after user-specified duration has elapsed.

Click “Create”

Next Step: Stopping a Capture (below)

Steps to Stop a Capture (Captures with Manual Stop Option ONLY)

• Click the red “Stop” button on the running capture window.

Next Step

Starting Replays