Viewing a Configuration Search report

The Configuration Search report allows users to search a set of device configurations for a specific line or pattern. Searching multiple historical configurations for the specific line or pattern is helpful when analyzing a specific type of configuration change (for example, interface attribute, access-list) over a time period. Perform the following steps to generate a Configuration Search report:

1. Open the Configuration Search Report wizard page by navigating to Reports > Search Reports > Configuration Search.
   
   

2. Enter the following information in the displayed fields:

3. Click Next.
   The following Configuration Search Report page shows a summary of device configurations matching the search criteria (Domain: Entire Configuration):
   

   The following Configuration Search Report page shows a summary of device configurations matching the search criteria (Domain: Selected Blocks), showing the block headers:
   

4. (Optional): Perform one of the following tasks by using the menu options that are available on the Configuration Search Report page:
   
   

   Menu option	Description
   Back	Return to the wizard to change report parameters.
   Print View	Print a copy of the report.
   Export	Export the report to one of the following formats: CSV Note: The Include All Details option is not available for this format. HTML PDF RTF
   Email	Email the report to one or more recipients in one of the export formats.
   Help	Display Help.

5. Select any  icon to display the Configuration Search Details report to show the matched lines.