Configuration Drift reports

The out-of-the-box Configuration Drift reports provide detailed and summary information about device drifts (a discrepancy from the trusted configuration) in your networking environment. The following types of configuration drifts are covered in these reports:

  • Running vs. Startup
  • Running vs. Trusted Running
  • Startup vs. Trusted Startup
  • OS Image

The following table describes the columns and filters contained in the Configuration Drift reports, and the view used by the reports.

Report/DescriptionColumnsFiltersView used

Configuration Drift Detail

Displays the devices that have a configuration drift at the specified point in time

  • Device name
  • Realm
  • Type of configuration drift, which is one of the following:
    • Running vs. Startup
    • Running vs. Trusted Running
    • Startup vs. Trusted Startup
    • OS image drift
  • Site Name (required)
  • Point Of Time (required)
  • Device Status
  • Realm
  • Device Category
  • Vendor > Device Type
  • Dynamic Field
Configuration Drift


Configuration Drift Summary

Displays the number of devices with configuration drift at the specified point in time

Includes several tabs that provide different views of data.

The Configuration Drift Summary tab includes the following information:

  • Device category
  • Configuration drift type
  • Number of devices with drift

The other tabs include the same information for devices by realm, device type, and vendor.

  • Site Name (required)
  • Point of Time (required)
  • Drift Type
  • Device Status
  • Realm
  • Vendor > Device Type
  • Device Category
  • Dynamic Field
  • Device Type

Configuration Drift Trend

Shows the graphical and tabular view of the device configuration drifts over the specified time period


Includes several tabs that provide different views of data.

The Configuration Drift Trend tab includes the following information:

  • Time period (year): Drill down to the exact hour when the drift took place.
  • Site Name
  • Device Category
  • Number of devices with configuration drift

The other tabs include the same information for devices by realm, device type, and vendor.

  • Site Name (required)
  • Time Period (required)
  • Drift Type
  • Device Status
  • Realm
  • Device Category
  • Vendor > Device Type
  • Dynamic Field
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