Dell OpenManage Network Manager Client Manual page 224

You can also compare two different configurations (Selected Config and Labeled Current / Live
Config) in the tabs that appear on this screen. with the Compare Files tab at the top.
Close the screen with the buttons at its bottom. Notice you can also Backup or Restore what you
are viewing with buttons at the bottom of the screen.
Assign Labels— Use this option to select an existing label or create a new one. You cannot assign
System labels (Current, Compliant, and so on).
Compare Current v. Previous / to Label / Selected— You can compare configurations by right-
clicking a device, or two devices then selecting Compare. If you right click a single device with
a previous backup, then the comparison is between the latest and next-to-latest backup. If it
does not have a previous backup, then the menu offers to compare to a designated label. You
can compare two different Selected devices too. Ctrl+click to select two different devices
before you Compare.
Notice that the
Prev / Next buttons
at the bottom of
this screen cycle
through as many as
five previous
configuration files.
The comparison
screen appears with
the configurations
side-by-side (note
the file names in
the title bar of this
screen).
Lines that differ
between the two
configurations
appear highlighted
green. Lines that
are missing in one,
but that appear in
another appear highlighted red. Added lines appear highlighted in yellow. Use the right/left
arrows to page through the side-by-side comparison.
The page numbers and beginning / forward / back / end arrows help you navigate between
pages of pairs of files. Notice also that if you have more than two such files, a panel appears at
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