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9 How to detect and manage configuration drift of a device
in a production environment
Example use case - You have deployed templates to several servers and chassis and want to verify that the
attribute values of the template match the attribute values of the devices. If a device does drift from the
template, you want to know which attributes are different.
To accomplish this use case you must perform the following steps.
1. Get the configuration data from a device, import a template, or use an existing template for
compliance. This template will be used to check configuration drift of target devices and will be
referred to as a ‘compliance template’. (See the How to create a template from a reference device
section).
2. Set a schedule and credentials for getting the current configuration inventory from target devices.
The process is called ‘Configuration Inventory Schedule’. (See the
How to setup and run the
configuration inventory section).
3. Select a compliance template for the devices by associating the devices to a template. (See the
How to associate devices to a template
section).
4. Use the ‘Configuration’ portal to determine compliance and drift. (See the How to view and
leverage the compliance report section).
Note: Creating a template and configuration compliance has requirements for the OME system and for
the target devices.
To review the requirements for creating a template, see the Requirements for creating a template
section.
To review the requirements for the configuration compliance, see the Configuration compliance
requirements section.
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