KBI 311889 New Feature: Exclude Lines Containing Some Keywords In Device Configuration Output
Version
Argent for SNMP 5.1A-2010-D and later
Date
Friday, 20 November 2020
Summary
A new feature prevents false alert about device configuration changes due to constantly changing timestamp output.
Technical Background
CISCO devices use command ‘show running-config’ to download current device configuration. The output generally contains current time and NTP clock information. As a result, the output is different each time running the command, even though there have been no actual configuration changes.
Example:
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A new feature has been implemented to exclude such lines easily. For example, keyword ‘ntp clock-period’ can be specified to exclude the NTP clock information from device configuration output.
Up to ten keywords can be specified
The new feature is included in Argent AT 5.1A-2010-D and later.
Resolution
Upgrade to Argent AT 5.1A-2010-D or later.