Configuration Archives
Configuration Archives ( menu > ) enables you to view, compare and show differences, export, and delete archived device configurations. You can export configurations as XML or plain text.
(Report Options). Jump to a detailed dashboard or control panel for:- Device Properties.
- Device Status.
- . Target device with the backed-up configuration.
- . Time of snapshot.
- . Identifier for the archived device configuration snapshot (running configuration, for example).
Generate a report
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Choose one or more host devices you want Configuration Archives information for.
Use the Select Device dialog for one of the following:
Control
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Purpose
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Device 
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Browse and choose a single device.
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Device Group 
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Choose an existing group of one or more devices. You can also create custom or dynamic groups.
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: You can organize devices into custom or dynamic groups. For more information, see Grouping Devices.
: If a device is identified as a virtual machine, Hyper-V or VMware credentials will be used to retrieve data and only those physical resources allocated to the virtual machine will be visible in the report.
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Choose specific windows for archives, reduce the list of archived records by date range.
From the Date Range 
drop down selector, you can choose:
- A pre-configured date range relative to now (, for example).
- A specific date range relative to now (, for example).
- A custom range that you specify.
: For defining measurement intervals that are periodic, such as measurements that occur within specific hours of the day or days of the week, you can create a range using the Business Hours control.
Share, export, and save as PDF
Most generated Configuration Archives report data can be printed, shared, and exported. Choose 'share' (
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- . Automatically generate a PDF file of the report.
- . Export Configuration Archives data and leverage outside of WhatsUp Gold.
- . Set a recurring date and time, format, and email destination for report data export.
Configuration Management
Choose Device.