Setting the Reporting and Refresh Intervals

The way information is displayed on the workstation is affected by the refresh interval. There are three refresh intervals that determine how data is collected by the host, how often the host counters are cleared, and what is displayed for the real-time data reports on the workstation.

In setting the refresh interval for the workstation, one must determine at what intervals the data has been collected and the counters cleared at the host. For example, if the refresh interval at the host is set at 6 minutes, then the response time average, maximum, and minimum counters are cleared every 6 minutes. During this time, the monitoring frequency is set for 30 seconds; therefore every 30 seconds new data is added to the running averages.

The refresh interval at the workstation may be set to 1 minute, providing new data at the workstation every minute. Since the test interval is set at 30 seconds, there are two new test results added into the running averages at every new display at the workstation.

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