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Run Change Detection

You can manually run change detection for a server or service to obtain immediate results instead of waiting for the scheduled time specified in the management profile.

Change detection displays All Differences or Component Differences between the current configuration (Source Configuration) and its snapshots.

Note: A server or service must have a baseline or standard snapshot for change detection to run.

Follow these steps:

1. In the Management window, go to the Explore pane, and select the server or service on which to perform change detection.
2. Right-click and select Verification, Run Change Detection.

   The Change Detection dialog opens.

   The System Information section displays the server information and current activity. For a service, the Service Detail section lists all servers that are part of the service.

3. Select one of the following detection 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. Select the snapshot type against which the current configuration is compared, and then click Perform Change Detection.

   The comparison results are available in the Change Detection Results section.

5. (Optional) When changes are detected 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.