# speed up the timebase so we can check decreasing AT
do_facet mds "echo 8 >> $at_history"
do_facet ost1 "echo 8 >> $at_history"
+
+ # sleep for a while to cool down, should be > 8s and also allow
+ # at least one ping to be sent. simply use TIMEOUT to be safe.
+ sleep $TIMEOUT
fi
}