Viewing a Configuration Difference Details report

The Difference Details report displays a side-by-side comparison of two configurations. To view and interpret the Configuration Difference Details report, perform the following steps:

1. Launch a report such as the Configuration Comparison Report and then, click the View Diff Details Report  icon. The example shown in the following figure compares running configurations of two devices.
   
   

2. (Optional): Perform one of the following tasks by using the menu options that are available on the Difference Details Report page:
   
   

   Menu option	Description
   Print View	Print a copy of the report.
   Export	Export the report to one of the following formats: HTML PDF RTF
   Email	Email the report to one or more recipients in one of the export formats.
   Close	Close the report window.
   Help	Display Help.

3. Select one of the following radio buttons:
   1. Difference Only View: To view only the differences between the files (default).
   2. Full View: To view all configuration lines, side-by-side.

4. Review the legend information as shown in the following table to interpret the results:
   
   Description of legend information
   
   

5. If a template with runtime parameters is involved in the comparison, you can switch over to any other template dynamically.
   
   If the selected template contains runtime parameters, you are prompted to enter the runtime parameter values.
   
   The following figure shows a comparison between the Running configuration of a device and a template that has a different value in a runtime parameter