Autodesk 12812-051462-9011 User Guide 3 - Page 1234

All Server Details This toggle, when on, displays all details about each server to the right of its name. When off, restores the last saved set of partial server details unless the last saved set was All Server Details, in which case it restores the default set: name only. See the following item for the list of available details. NOTE You can see more details by scrolling the list with the horizontal scroll bar at the bottom, or by widening the dialog by dragging its right side with the mouse. Partial Server Details Opens the Set Server Property Tabs dialog, which lets you specify which details are shown in the Server list. The dialog provides check boxes for turning on and off the display of these details: ■ Status: See Server list on page 6487 for status details. ■ Number of CPUs ■ Total Physical Memory - in bytes ■ Operating System ■ Work Disk Space - in megabytes ■ Historical Performance Index - see note below ■ Handle - a hexadecimal identification number for the machine ■ User - current user name NOTE The Historical Performance Index value, listed under the Perf. Index heading in the Server list window, offers information on the relative speed of the listed servers. The fastest machine is rated at 1.0, while the other servers are rated as fractions of the fastest. A machine whose average is twice as long would receive a .50 index. Each machine is rated by measuring the time it takes to complete each frame, and the accumulated time is divided by the number of frames, resulting in the average time per frame, in seconds. Several factors can affect a machine's performance. CPU power isn't necessarily a concern when large file transfers are involved. For example, if a certain job uses several map files from a centralized server, the performance of the network throughput plays a much larger part than CPU performance, as most machines will spend the majority of the time reading maps. On the other hand, if the machine has all maps locally it will have a huge advantage (local access versus network access) regardless of which CPU it is using. The performance index provides you with information regarding your servers' rendering performance Network Job Assignment Dialog | 6489