Manual Chapter :
Compare two UCS backup files
Applies To:
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BIG-IQ Centralized Management
- 8.4.0
Compare two UCS backup files
You must have created two or more UCS backup files for one or more BIG-IP devices, before you can compare them.
You can compare BIG-IP UCS files of two different devices, or the same device. The device(s) can be running the same or different version of software. Comparing these files allows you to precisely pinpoint differences between configurations and other backup data files. You can use the list of differences to troubleshoot potential issues (such as those that might have been introduced during a configuration change), or use the differences to locate changes you can make to a device to mirror certain configuration details of another device. By default, BIG-IQ compares the following files in the UCS backup:
The further apart the software versions are for the files you are comparing, the more differences you'll likely see because of new features and changes made in later versions.
- /config/ZebOS.conf
- /config/bigip.conf
- /config/bigip_base.conf
- /config/bigip_gtm.conf
- /config/bigip_local.conf
- /config/bigip_user.conf
- /config/user_alert.conf
You also have the option to add custom files to this list.
If you want to save this setting to
use for all of your file comparison tasks (not just this one), click the back button
and then click the
Settings
button to specify the files to
compare for all UCS comparison tasks.- At the top of the screen, clickConfiguration.
- On the left, click .
- Select the check boxes next to two UCS backup files that you want to examine, and click theComparebutton.
- In theNamefield, type a new name to identify this compare task.
- To add an optional description to this compare task, type it in theDescriptionfield.
- To remove a default configuration file from this comparison task, clear the check box next to it.
- To add a custom file to this comparison task, type its name in theCustom Filesfield.If you add a custom file, be sure to use the full path format like the ones for the default configuration files.
- Click theComparebutton at the bottom of the screen.
- On the left, click .
- Click the name of the backup compare you created.
- ClickView Differencesto view the differences between the configurations.
BIG-IQ displays the differences between the files you selected.
