
    COMPARE SNAPSHOTS

    You can compare the state of the current partition (snapshot) to
    that of one from a previous moment in time. You are able to view
    summaries of changes, see detailed lists of changes, and look for
    changes based on a search criteria. To compare an existing snapshot
    to a previously saved one, highlight the disk partitions
    (filesystems) you want to compare and click on the Compare Snapshot
    button to run the comparison. 

    To compare against a named snapshot, click on the No button under
    the Compare to Master column. Then, enter the name of the previously
    saved snapshot in the appropriate Saved Snapshot field. You can also
    click on the arrow button on the right to bring up a window
    containing a list of all saved snapshots for that partition and
    select one of them.

    Note: Partitions of the same name, but from different systems, can
    be compared. For example, the / partition from the host athens can
    be compared to the / partition from the host paris. You can use this
    to help maintain consistency of static partitions (partitions that
    should not change much) across hosts.

    Finally, you also need to choose how you want to compare the
    snapshots by selecting one of this window's buttons:

    + Summary Get a summary of the changes
    + File List Get a list of all changes
    + Search Search further for certain types of changes

    Summary

    Click on the Summary button to view a summary of the changes. Each
    user who had a file changed is listed in this window, as shown in
    the example below.

    File List

    Click on the File List button to see a detailed list of all files
    that have been changed in some way. Every file that has changed (as
    listed in "Summary" on page 5-30) is detailed in this window, as
    shown in the example on the following page.

    Often times, this report consists mostly of files that have been
    read. Consequently, the report can be very large. You may want to
    first run a Summary (see "Summary" on page 5-30) or Search for
    changes (see "Search" on page 5-33) before using the File List
    option.

    Search

    Since many changes can occur to a partition over time, you may only
    want to look for specific types of changes. Click on the Search
    button to define a search criteria for the comparison you want to
    make. A window will appear providing a comprehensive set of search
    fields.
