32 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008
Saving a Version Snapshot
To save the current snapshot to an XML file, do the following:
1. In the faceplate display, open the Fabric menu and select Fabric Tracker, and then
select Save Snapshot.
2. Enter a filename.
3. Click the Save button to save the snapshot as an XML file.
Viewing and Comparing Version Snapshots
To view and analyze system version information, open the Fabric menu, select
Fabric Tracker, and select Analyze Snapshots. The Fabric Version Snapshot Analysis
dialog (FIGURE2-1) opens with the Summary, Differences and Reports tab pages.
Click the Browse buttons to open and view the snapshot files in the corresponding
tab pages. Click the Close button to exit the Fabric Version Snapshot Analysis dialog.
The color key below the scrollable area defines the meanings of the colors used. The
Summary tab page shows a brief description of the changes that have occurred
between the older snapshot and the newer one. Use the Summary tab page to
quickly view what has changed. The Differences tab page shows a side-by-side
comparison of two snapshots.
The timestamp of each snapshot is displayed above the scroll area showing that
snapshot. The background color of the older snapshot is darker than the background
of the newer snapshot. The arrow icon between the snapshot selectors always points
from the older snapshot to the newer one. If the two snapshots have the same
timestamp, the arrow will not be displayed. The scroll bars are synchronized to view
the same portion of each snapshot file simultaneously. Click and drag the separator
bar between the two panes to resize each pane. At the top of the separator bar
between the two panes, click the left/right arrows to close the corresponding pane.
The left/right arrows move to one side.
Exporting Version Snapshots to a File
The Reports tab page allows you to select one report to save to a text file. There are
two types of reports. The Summary report type shows the same format displayed on
the Summary tab page without the color highlighting. The Detail report type shows
a detailed breakdown of the differences. Use the Export button to save the selected
report to a text file.