Configuration viewer | PRTG MultiBoard & PRTG app for Desktop

PRTG Manual: Configuration viewer

Use the configuration viewer to compare the PRTG Configuration.dat files of PRTG servers outside of the probe transfer process.

Requirements

To use the configuration viewer, you must meet the following requirements:

Setting

Description

Administrative rights

The user account that you use to access the PRTG web interface must be a user account with administrative rights.

i_square_cyanFor more information, see the PRTG Manual: Access Rights Management.

PRTG version

The source system and the target system must run as of PRTG 22.1.75.

i_round_blueTo load a configuration file from the local system, the PRTG server can run a version previous to PRTG 22.1.75.

i_round_blueWhile it is possible to transfer files between two systems with different PRTG versions if they are compatible, we recommend that the source and target systems run the same PRTG version.

PRTG MultiBoard File Transfer

The source system system must allow PRTG MultiBoard to access the PRTG Configuration.dat file. To grant access, you must enable the PRTG MultiBoard File Transfer. In the PRTG web interface, navigate to Setup | System Administration | Core Server | PRTG MultiBoard Access.

i_round_blueCurrently, this setting can only be changed in the PRTG web interface.

i_square_cyanFor more information, see the PRTG Manual: Core Server.

Configuration viewer process

From the main menu, select Extras | Configuration Viewer to open the configuration viewer dialog.

Select configuration file

In this step, select the PRTG server whose configuration file you want to load.
 

Configuration viewer

Configuration viewer

1.Select a PRTG server from the dropdown list or select Local system.

2.Click Load configuration.
 

View configuration

View configuration

3.Click b_add_config to open a configuration file to compare this configuration file with.
 

Compare configuration

Compare configuration

The following actions are available:

▪Click lup2_test and enter a search term to search the respective configuration file.

▪Click b_delete next to the respective file path to remove configuration files.

▪Click b_expand to expand an entry in the file tree to get more detailed information about the systems, including all available nodes.