Specifications

Multiple virtual machine or host comparisons help you understand changes that
should have some degree of logical similarity such as parent-child relationships
in cases of VM cloning, or similarly configured VMs such as cluster members.
The Comparison overview screen also presents a graph of the degree of
difference between each of the different categories of attributes to quickly identify
attribute categories of interest. Each color on the bars for each category
represents a different comparison state. White represents attributes that are
identical between objects selected, and pink represents attributes that have
different values. Each bar also has metrics for the percentage of similar attributes
and raw attribute similarity comparisons. The gray areas are section headers.
Using detailed comparison by category
To examine a particular attribute category in more detail, select the category for a
detailed analysis of every attribute in the category. The resulting display lists the
attribute name in the left column and the resulting values for each object in the
remaining columns. The color-coding represents a different comparison state.
White represents attributes that are identical between the selected objects, and
pink represents attributes that have different values. The scroll bar to the right of
the table gives an at a glance view of the differences so that you can immediately
scroll to particular areas. The radio buttons to Show all fields or Only show
differences refresh the table to show all attributes or only the attributes that are
different in value or their presence.
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Using detailed comparison by category