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Compare Systems and Services

Use this functionality to determine differences between servers or services. The source server or service must have a snapshot created – it is used as a benchmark for comparison.

Follow these steps:

  1. In the Explore pane, select the target server or service for the comparison.
  2. In the right-click menu, select Verification, Compare Systems or Compare Services.

    The Compare System, respectively Compare Service dialog opens.

  3. Select one of the following options:
    All Differences

    Detects all differences between the source and target configurations.

    Component Inventory Differences Only

    Detects only differences in components between the source and target configurations.

  4. In the Source System section, select a server from the Host Name drop-down list or a service from the Service Name drop-down list.

    If you compare servers, you can select the Show All checkbox to display also servers in different services.

  5. In the Target System section, select either the current configuration or a snapshot.
  6. Click Compare.

    The comparison results are available on the Dashboard tab in the Jobs pane. Click the Actions button, and then the View Details option to display a table with columns for the source and target systems based on the following criteria:

    Source Only

    Displays components in the source configuration (but not in the target configuration) in red.

    Target Only

    Displays components in the target configuration (but not in the source configuration) in green.

    Differences

    Displays components in the source and target configurations. Differences in configurations appear in blue.

    If the comparison detects no changes, a message appears.

  7. (Optional) When the system comparison detects differences, and you want additional details about the system changes, click the + icon. The row in the table expands to display change detection details.

    Note: Additional details are not available for services.

More information:

View System Details

Run CA Configuration Automation Discovery