Application Performance Evaluator and Resource Allocation Tool

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Platform requirements

Operating systems: Windows®, Linux®

Software: Either of these:

• Eclipse (version 1.0 or 2.0)
• WebSphere® Studio (version 4.1 or 5.0)

Installation instructions

In WebSphere Studio

1. Download one of the following:
   • AperaPlugin_Eclipse_1.0.zip if you have pre-installed WebSphere Studio 4.1
   • AperaPlugin_Eclipse_2.0.zip if you have pre-installed WebSphere Studio 5.0.
2. Unzip the downloaded file in the Application Developer directory of WebSphere Studio.
3. Start WebSphere Studio.
4. Using the Windows, Preferences, Workbench, File Association menu items, add the *.pxl as a file type and associate XML Editor to it.
5. Create a "Simple" project with the name "Performance Models"; then select the project and use the pop-up menu to Refresh from Local. You should see the sample models in the newly created project.

In Eclipse

1. Download one of the following:
   • AperaPlugin_Eclipse_1.0.zip if you have pre-installed Eclipse 1.0
   • AperaPlugin_Eclipse_2.0.zip if you have pre-installed Eclipse 2.0.
2. Unzip the downloaded file into the Eclipse directory.
3. Start Eclipse.
4. Create a "Simple" project with the name "Performance Models"; then select the project and use the pop-up menu to Refresh from Local. You should see the sample models in the newly created project.

Determining whether APERA is installed and working correctly

Follow these steps:

1. Go to the "Performance Models" project.
2. Make a copy of WebServicesandEJB.pxl and call it Test.pxl.
3. Select Test.pxl and, from the pop-up menu, select Solve Model.
4. Refresh the project with Refresh from Local in the pop-up menu; you should see a TestResult.xml file created by APERA.