Compare Filesystem Environments Report

The Compare Filesystem Environments report compares the files and file structures of two machines. To run the report, you must first define an environment or application code for each machine. The file system can be any for which an environment is defined; this means that you can compare a Windows file system with a UNIX file system, or compare different types of UNIX file systems with one another.

The Compare Filesystem Environments report options enable you to do the following:

  • Override the base path during the report run.

  • View all the files and directories, or only those that differ.

  • Perform owner, permissions, or content comparisons, or perform all three types of comparisons.

  • Include or exclude certain file types and directory names.

To run the Compare Filesystem Environments report, you must have a Deployment Management license.

Table 4-1. Compare Filesystem Environments report field descriptions

Field Name (*Required)

Description

Comparison Name

Type a unique report name (up to 200 characters).

*Reference Environment

Select a reference environment from the environments available on your PPM instance.

*Compared Environment

From the environments available on your PPM instance, select an environment to compare with the reference environment you selected.

Reference AppCode

From the application codes available on your PPM instance, select the application code to use to override the parameters for the reference environment.

Compared AppCode

Select the application code to be used to override the parameters for the compared environment from those application codes available on your PPM instance.

*Reference Tier

Select one of the following:

  • Server

  • Client

*Compared Tier

Select one of the following:

  • Server

  • Client

Only Report Differences

Option to display only the differences between the two environments.

Use Entered Base Paths

Option to use the base paths specified in Reference Base Path and Compared Base Path.

Examine Subdirectories

Indicates whether to include subdirectories.

Reference Base Path

Type the base path for the reference environment (200 characters maximum).

Compared Base Path

Type the base path for the compared environment (200 characters maximum).

Compare Content

Option to compare the contents of each file.

Compare Owners

Option to compare the ownership of each file, including directories.

Compare Permissions

Option to compare the permissions of each file, including directories.

*Directory Choice

To specify which directories to include, select one of the following:

  • Include All Except. Include all directories except for those specified in Directory 1–4.

  • Exclude All Except. Exclude all directories except for those specified in Directory 1–4.

*File Type Choice

To specify the file types to include, select one of the following:

  • Include All Except. Include all file types except for those specified in File Type 1–4.

  • Exclude All Except. Exclude all file types except for those specified in File Type 1–4.

Directory 1–4

Type the directories associated with Directory Choice (200 characters maximum).

File Type 1–4

Type the file types associated with File Type Choice (200 characters maximum).

Tip: For best results, define the base paths using absolute paths.