How to exclude certain Device Configuration Content from configuration comparisons in Spectrum

Products

• CA Spectrum

Issue/Introduction

When we Compare the Startup and Running configurations for any changes, we want to ensure confidential information is not compared and displayed. How can we achieve this in Network Configuration Manager.

How to exclude certain Device Configuration Content from configuration comparisons in Spectrum.

Environment

Release: Any version of Spectrum
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Resolution

Use the Device family masks to exclude device Configuration content from configuration comparisons or to hide sensitive information from unauthorized users. You can configure Masks by expanding the Configuration Manager in One click and select any Device Family as per the screenshot below:

 

The Comparison Mask is a list of regular expressions that conceal device configuration content during a comparison with a historical configuration. Any line in the device configuration file that matches a regular expression in the Comparison Mask is ignored during comparisons of configuration files.  You can add or remove masks.

The mask setting can be overridden at the local device level. For more information, check the "Network Configuration Manager" section of the documentation for more details on how to configure the Masks.