PRTG Manual: Startup vs. Running Configuration
The startup vs. running configuration provides a quick way to compare the startup and running configurations of the device. See Capturing Device Configurations to learn more about device configurations and how UVexplorer collects and stores them.
The start vs. run tool can be launched from the 'Tools' tab in the main UVexplorer view.
The start vs. run tool operates on a group of filtered devices. To filter which devices to include in the comparison change the device filter using the 'Device Filter' combo box. Filters can be managed by selecting the button next to the filter combo box. See Device Filters for more information about managing device filters.
Once a group of filtered devices is selected the start vs run configuration comparison is performed. Each device in the group will be displayed in the results grid with the accompanying comparison summary
The 'Device' column contains the display name of the device.
The 'Startup Config' column will display the time the startup configuration was captured.
The 'Running Config' column will display the time the running configuration was captured.
The 'Message' column will display a message about the comparison result. The message will tell you if there is a missing configuration, if there are no differences, or the number of differences.
To view a side by side comparison of the differences select a device and press the 'Differences' button. See Comparing Device Configurations for more information about configuration differences.
If either configuration is missing, or if you would like to collect more recent configurations for the the device, you may capture the configurations by pressing the 'Capture' button. The capture button will attempt to collect the startup and running configuration for all of the devices in the filtered device set. The configuration task progress form will be displayed. Once the captures are completed, and the progress form closed, the configuration comparison results will be updated. Devices must have Telnet or SSH credentials assigned to them for the capture to work.
See Configuration Task Progress for more information on configuration capture progress.
See Capturing Device Configurations for more information about capturing configurations.
