How To Create an M to M Comparison

Steps

1. In the left-hand navigation menu, click comparisons.

   The HTML user interface displays the comparisons page, which lists the comparisons already checked in to the database.

2. Find the row listing the plan you're interested in, and click details.

   The HTML user interface displays the comparisons Details page for the comparison.

   On this page you select the type of comparison you want to define, and you define parameters for the comparison. When the page is first displayed, it is configured for a Model-to-Model comparison.

3. In the style of comparison area, leave model to model selected.

4. In the reference host field, enter the name of the host whose model should serve as the reference (the standard) for the comparison. If you like, you can click select from list to perform a host search to find the host.

5. In the comparison host field, enter the name of the host whose model you would like to compare to the reference model. If you like, you can click select from list to perform a host search to find the host.

6. In the fields labeled limits, specify the maximum number of hours or minutes the comparison should run. By default, comparisons are allowed to run for 4 hours.

7. Click save to save the comparison.