In some situations, the status of a Client Also referred to as a Client process. A GoldSim executable running on a client machine that can be used to carry out distributed processing of a Monte Carlo simulation using the Distributed Processing Module. could change in such a manner that the Controller process A GoldSim executable that manages Client processes in order to carry out distributed processing of a Monte Carlo simulation using the Distributed Processing Module. would not be aware of the change (until it tried to send realizations to the Client). This could happen, for example, if a Client machine was turned off, or if it was rebooted prior to the beginning of the simulation.
The Update clients button provides a mechanism by which the Controller process can recheck the status of the Clients prior to starting a simulation (in case some action needs to be taken, for example, if one of the Client machines has been disabled):
Pressing the Update clients button updates the status of all Clients.