HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.x Administrator Guide (AA-RUQSF-TE, September 2005)

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Using snapshots and change reports
After a change management profile is defined (see ”Creating a profile” on page 106), a snapshot report
of the information requested in the profile is created and saved on the Fabric Manager server. The initial
snapshot report serves as the baseline, and all subsequent snapshot reports are compared to the baseline.
Each change management profile can have multiple snapshots associated with it.
NOTE: Since each snapshot report is stored on the Fabric Manager server, you need to ensure adequate
disk space if you are running numerous checks on a large fabric (or on multiple fabrics).
See the following sections for information on displaying, exporting, and printing change reports, and
creating, comparing, exporting, printing, and changing snapshots:
• Displaying a change report, next
• Creating snapshots on demand, page 114
• Comparing snapshots, page 115
• Exporting snapshot and change reports, page 115
• Displaying change reports in external applications, page 115
• Printing snapshot and change reports, page 116
• Changing baseline snapshot reports, page 116
Displaying a change report
A change report is created each time a snapshot (subsequent to the baseline snapshot) is created. The
change reports list any changes between the baseline snapshot and the subsequent snapshot.
To compare a snapshot to the baseline configuration:
1. Select Tools > Change Management > View Change Reports.
The Fabric Picker dialog box opens (see Figure 59).
Figure 59 Fabric picker
2. Select the fabric containing the change reports you want, click the right arrow icon to move it to the
right window, and then click OK.
The Reports dialog box for that switch displays a list of profiles and associated snapshots for that fabric
(see Figure 60).