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The captured data is saved in a comma-separated format (.CSV) that can easily be imported
into another application such as Excel. Using the captured data, it would then be easy to plot
such thing as bandwidth usage over a given amount of time.
This display supports 2 types of charts supported, BAR and LINE. Clicking on the Chart menu
item will display the options for selecting either a BAR chart or a LINE chart.
Figure 46 - Magnum Utilization Chart Menu
The differences between these 2 chart types are covered later in this chapter.
This menu item sets the amount of time between updating data to the chart and data grid.
Selections include NOW (Immediate Update), 30 seconds, 1 Minute (the default setting), 5
Minutes, 10 Minutes, 15 Minutes, 30 Minutes and 1 Hour.
Figure 47 - Magnum Utilization Update Interval Menu
Select this menu item to exit this screen and return to the main screen.
It is advised that Update Interval times be kept at a value of 1 Minute or greater. The
Magnum Router Manager makes several requests for data from the attached Magnum
Router during each update. As each request is processed, valuable processing cycles are
used. This can have an adverse effect on the overall performance of the Magnum Router.
Setting an Update Interval of 30 seconds for a long period of time may not really impac
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anything, but is could cause the data flow to slowdown.