You compare the configuration in a device
template with the configuration in a device to view the differences
between the configurations. To compare the device template configuration
with the device configuration, the configurations must belong to the
same device family.
To compare a device template configuration with a device
configuration:
- On the Junos Space Network Management Platform user interface,
select Device Templates > Templates.
The Templates page that appears displays all the templates that
currently exist in the Junos Space Platform database.
- Select the device template that you want to compare with
and select Compare Template Against Device from the Actions
menu.
The Compare Template Against Device page is displayed. You can
view the name of the template, current selected version of the template,
Junos OS version of the template, and a list of all managed devices
that belong to the same device family. The Include All Managed
Devices check box is selected by default. Clear this selection
to list only those devices that are UP and in INSYNC states.
- (Optional) From the Selected Template Version drop-down list, select the version of the template.
- You can search for devices to compare with manually by
using columns that represent the status of the device, by using tags,
or by providing a CSV file with filter criteria.
To search for devices manually, enter the search criteria
in the Search field and click the Search icon.
The list of devices is filtered by the search criteria.
To filter devices by device properties, select the check
box next to the appropriate device on the Column Filter drop-down list.
To select devices by using tags, select an appropriate
tag from the Tag Filter drop-down list.
From Junos Space
Platform Release 17.2R1 onward, when you select devices by CSV, you
can choose to select all managed devices. Select the Include
All Managed Devices check box to list all managed devices for
selection.
To provide filter criteria through a CSV file, click the CSV
Filter icon and upload the CSV file with the filter criteria by using
the Upload a CSV pop-up window.
- Click Next.
The devices that you selected are listed on the left of the
page.
- Select whether to compare the template configuration against
the configuration in the devices immediately or later:
To compare the template configuration against the configuration
in the devices now, click Finish.
To schedule this task for a later time:
Select the Schedule at a later time option
button.
Enter the date in the Date field in DD/MM/YYYY
format.
Enter the time in the Time field in hh:mm format.
- (Optional) Click the Recurrence check box and
specify the frequency at which to compare the device template configuration
against the device configuration.
- Click Finish.
The Compare Config Job Information page is displayed. To view
details of the comparison job, click the job ID. You are redirected
to the Job Management page with a filtered view of the job. Double-click
the row corresponding to the job to view the detailed status of the
job on the Compare Config Job Status page. For devices that are OUTOFSYNC
or DOWN, the summary of the job displays a warning message.
To export the report of comparison, click Export button.
You are prompted to save the file. Click OK on the File
Save page to save the file.
The details of the comparison job, along with the warning message,
is listed in the exported report.
Click OK to close the page.
