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COMPARE SNAPSHOTS
You can compare the state of the current partition (snapshot) to
that of one from a previous moment in time. You are able to view
summaries of changes, see detailed lists of changes, and look for
changes based on a search criteria. To compare an existing snapshot
to a previously saved one, highlight the disk partitions
(filesystems) you want to compare and click on the Compare Snapshot
button to run the comparison.
To compare against a named snapshot, click on the No button under
the Compare to Master column. Then, enter the name of the previously
saved snapshot in the appropriate Saved Snapshot field. You can also
click on the arrow button on the right to bring up a window
containing a list of all saved snapshots for that partition and
select one of them.
Note: Partitions of the same name, but from different systems, can
be compared. For example, the / partition from the host athens can
be compared to the / partition from the host paris. You can use this
to help maintain consistency of static partitions (partitions that
should not change much) across hosts.
Finally, you also need to choose how you want to compare the
snapshots by selecting one of this window's buttons:
+ Summary Get a summary of the changes
+ File List Get a list of all changes
+ Search Search further for certain types of changes
Summary
Click on the Summary button to view a summary of the changes. Each
user who had a file changed is listed in this window, as shown in
the example below.
File List
Click on the File List button to see a detailed list of all files
that have been changed in some way. Every file that has changed (as
listed in "Summary" on page 5-30) is detailed in this window, as
shown in the example on the following page.
Often times, this report consists mostly of files that have been
read. Consequently, the report can be very large. You may want to
first run a Summary (see "Summary" on page 5-30) or Search for
changes (see "Search" on page 5-33) before using the File List
option.
Search
Since many changes can occur to a partition over time, you may only
want to look for specific types of changes. Click on the Search
button to define a search criteria for the comparison you want to
make. A window will appear providing a comprehensive set of search
fields.