Checking out Files with the MPX Cache Agent

The visible advantage to using MPX Cache Agent is the improved speed of file check-out operations. The more files you check out, the more advantage you will gain from MPX Cache Agent. Over time, more and more of the files will come from MPX Cache Agent, reducing the strain on StarTeam Server. As a result, the check-out speed should continue to improve until all files are available from MPX Cache Agent.

For a particular check-out operation, you can see how many files are being sent by StarTeam Server directly and how many are being sent by MPX Cache Agent by displaying the check-out statistics.

To monitor check-out statistics using MPX Cache Agent:

Select the files to be checked out.
Click File > Check Out. The Check Out dialog box opens.
Select the Show Checkout Statistics check box.
Choose any other option settings that are appropriate to your check-out operation.
Click OK.
During the check out process, you will see a dialog which indicates the file names and the location from which they are coming (StarTeam Server or MPX Cache Agent). After the operation completes, the Checkout Statistics dialog box provides a summary.

Note: From some IDEs, you can also Show Checkout Statistics.