Configuration comparison jobs compare the configuration settings between two registered data sources. They help you ensure consistency between the settings of two data sources in order to meet guidelines for data storage and retention.
Configuration comparison job results are presented as an overall “percentage matched” between two data sources. The results list individual configuration properties and details. The job shows:
- The total number of properties that match
- The total number of properties that do not match
- The properties available on only one data source
- The overall total number of properties compared in the job
You can create a configuration standard, which is a customized list of configuration parameters, values, and comparison operators, to compare against a data source. For more information, see Creating a standard for configuration settings.
You can also compare a data source or standard against an archive, which is a saved version of the configuration properties of a registered data source. For more information, see Creating a configuration archive.
The following tasks step you through creating and running a configuration comparison job:
All comparison jobs, archives, and standards provide version information with regards to each data source platform. For more information, see Version Information Reference.