Start vs. Run

Start vs. Run records pattern changes in startup vs. runtime configurations for network devices deployed on your network.

Each log message record contains the following data columns:

Result. Change of state. One of the following: Unavailable, Different, Same.
Device. Device hostname, IP address, or custom label.
Startup Config. Configuration at startup (archived file).
Running Config. Running configuration (current snapshot).
Differences. Count of differences detected.

Fetch and filter log data

Choose device. Choose one or more host devices.

Choose time constraints. Choose specific windows for log data, or choose Last Polled for the latest.

Filter and reduce by row and by column. Select rows based on specific column values, remove columns, and remove noise and chaff from the table.

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Most generated Start vs. Run report data can be printed, shared, and exported when selecting Expand () from the Dashboard Options () menu. After the report has been expanded, select export () to access the following options:

Export to PDF. Generate a PDF file of the report with user-defined page size and orientation.
Export Data. Export Start vs. Run data and leverage outside of WhatsUp Gold.
Schedule Export. Set a recurring date and time, format, and email destination for report data export.

Control	Purpose
Device	Browse and choose a single device.
Device Group	Choose an existing group of one or more devices. You can also create custom or dynamic groups.

Control	Purpose
Date Range	Choose or define an overall date range.
Business hours	Focus on specific days of the week and periods within each day. Reveal trends that are sensitive to business hours, time zones, and other periodic attributes in the observed data.

Control	Purpose
Sort.	Sort column in ascending or descending order.
Columns.	Pick the columns you want to view. Click a check box to display the column. Clear the check box to hide it.
Group by this field.	Group table into collapsible rows wherever the current column contains identical data ("field") values.
Filters.	Provide a keyword and use wildcards to view only rows that contain the keyword for the selected column or view. Most column and log view filters provide the following wildcard matching: Match either zero characters or any one character ('?'). Example: `198.51.100.2?` (Matches tokens with IP address ending with 2, or 20-29.) Match either zero, any one, or many characters (*''*). Example:* `Stop` (Matches log strings containing Stop, Stopped, Stopping*, and so on.)

Start vs. Run

Fetch and filter log data

Choose time constraints for data view

Filter tables rows and hide and select columns

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