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Panorama
6.1
Administrator’s
Guide
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Palo
Alto
Networks,
Inc.
Compare
Changes
in
Panorama
Configurations
Administer
Panorama
Compare
Changes
in
Panorama
Configurations
To
compare
configuration
changes
on
Panorama,
you
can
select
any
two
sets
of
configuration
files:
the
candidate
configuration,
the
running
configuration,
or
any
other
configuration
version
that
has
been
previously
saved
or
committed
on
Panorama.
The
side
‐
by
‐
side
comparison
allows
you
to:
Preview
the
changes
in
configuration
before
committing
them
to
Panorama.
You
can,
for
example,
preview
the
changes
between
the
candidate
configuration
and
the
running
configuration.
As
a
best
practice,
select
the
older
version
on
the
left
pane
and
the
newer
version
on
the
right
pane,
to
easily
compare
and
identify
modifications.
Perform
a
configuration
audit
to
review
and
compare
the
changes
between
two
sets
of
configuration
files.
Compare
Changes
in
Panorama
Configurations
1.
Select
Panorama > Config Audit
.
2.
For
each
drop
‐
down,
select
a
configuration
for
the
comparison.
3.
Select
the
number
of
lines
that
you
want
to
include
for
Context
,
and
click
Go
.
To
easily
compare
versions,
the
changes
are
highlighted.
Configure
the
Number
of
Versions
Panorama
Stores
for
Configuration
Audits
1.
Select
Panorama > Setup > Management
and
edit
the
Logging
and
Reporting
Settings.
2.
For
the
Number of Versions for Config Audit
,
enter
a
value
between
1
and
1048576.
The
default
is
100.
3.
Click
Commit
,
for
the
Commit Type
select
Panorama
,
and
click
OK
.
View
and
Compare
Panorama
Configuration
Files
Before
Committing
1.
Click
Commit
.
2.
Select
Preview Changes
and
select
the
number
of
lines
of
context
you
want
to
see.
3.
Click
OK
.
