The Configuration Management Policy Audit records pattern changes in runtime configurations for network devices deployed on your network. Matches to preconfigured patterns are logged.

  • Result. Change of state. One of the following: Unavailable, Different, Same.
  • Device. Device hostname, IP address, or custom label.
  • Archive. Configuration archive.
  • Pattern. Pattern string.
  • Description. Pattern description.
  • Ignore Case. Boolean. Denotes case sensitive pattern matching.
  • Regex. Boolean. Denotes Regex pattern usage.
  • Type. Denotes policy pattern type. One of the following: Exclude, Include.
  • Match Line. Comma separated list of line numbers matching the pattern.

Fetch and filter log data

Choose device. Choose one or more host devices.

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.

Export report data

Report data can be exported from WhatsUp Gold, reused, and distributed in multiple formats. Select Expand () from the Dashboard Options () menu. After the report has been expanded, select the Export Data icon to access the following options:

  • HTML. Generate and download a .htm file presenting your report data as it appears in the WhatsUp Gold user interface.
  • Excel. Generate and download a .xml spreadsheet containing your report data.
  • CSV. Generate and download a .csv file containing your report data.
  • Text. Generate and download a .txt file containing your report data.
  • Schedule Export. Set a recurring date and time, format, and email destination for report data export.

Current report data file format options are only applicable to export schedules created using WhatsUp Gold version 2021 and later. Any report data export schedule created using an earlier version of WhatsUp Gold will still result in a .PDF output until that schedule is removed from, then recreated in the Scheduled Reports Library using the latest version of WhatsUp Gold.