Reporting - Snapshot Comparison Reporting

Snapshot Comparisons enable you to compare up to four systems (with the same operating system) to each other or to compare a single system to itself and observe changes over time. To perform historical trend analysis for a single system, such as compare snapshot data, you must have already collected at least two sets of snapshot data (by way of Options

Data Collection) for that system and select Append new data set (for historical trend analysis) in the Step 2: Specify How to Save Data page.

Select ReportsSnapshot Comparison. The Snapshot Comparison window appears.
Select target systems. Refer to Managing with Tasks - Creating a Task for more information.
Click [Next]. You can click [Previous] to return to the Target Selection page.
Select between two and four snapshots for the systems from the Select Snapshots page.
Possible warnings include:
- Some system OS types are unknown
- More than one operating system type is selected
- Only one operating system type comparison is supported
- If one target is selected, this target must have at least two snapshots. You must select between two and fou snapshots to compare.
- If more than one target is selected, you can select one snapshot for each system.
  The target systems selected should be of the same operating system for the snapshot comparison feature to work.
Click [Next].
From the Select Categories and Baseline page, select the categories to be included in the snapshot comparison. The Category Name column displays the category, and the Description column displays a brief description of the category.
From the Select snapshot comparison baseline section, select an item against which to run the comparison.
Click [Run Reports]. You can click [Previous] to return to the Select Snapshots page.
To view the report, click Text Output under Click the link to view the text report.

HP Systems Insight Manager Technical Reference Guide

Snapshot Comparison Reporting

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