Remove sections that contain a period (.) from the output of an MC Compare Config job output

Products

• Management Center
• Management Center - VA

Issue/Introduction

While running a Compare Config job in Management Center you notice there are values you'd prefer to omit. This article details the method for excluding these entries from the final Compare Config output.

 

Resolution

1. Log into the Management Center web console.
2. Navigate to Jobs > Jobs > New Job.
3. Select "Compare Config" under the Device Management job section.
4. From the "1. Configuration" window, enter the attributes that should not be included in the job output via the "Paths to exclude:" box. 
   • The attributes in question are segments from the respective device configurations you'd like to exclude from the job output.
   • The attributes entered must be enclosed in both quotation marks and brackets.

Example:

In order to remove the "_ip.00._version.00.drtr.rating_service" from under the "health_check" section, you'd enter "['_ip.00._version.00.drtr.rating_service']" in the Compare Config job configuration: