How to compare environment variables between servers
If you need to compare environment variables between Windows servers, the Compare System Values feature in Explorer Dashboard offers you a quick way to compare server configurations in one easy-to-read table. Various filters can be used to identify differences and similarities between servers. Identify whether environment variable values are different on both servers or whether the environment variables are missing on one server. Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) queries are used to extract server configurations.
Steps to compare environment variables
- From the Monitor Type drop-down, select Environment Vars
- From the System drop-down, select the master lab server and click Load System Values
- From the System drop-down, select the client server and click Load System Values
- From the Main Menu, select System -> Compare System Values
- Set the Primary drop-down to the master lab server and the Secondary drop-down to the client server
- Set the System Values Type drop-down to Environment Vars
The table now contains environment variables from both servers. You can use the various filters to isolate the differences between the servers. The filters are explained below.
Comparison Filters
- All Values – Lists all variables on the Primary and Secondary servers
- All Values on Primary – Lists all variables on the Primary server
- All Values on Secondary – Lists all variables on the Secondary server
- Values on Both Systems – Lists all variables that appear on both servers
- Values only on Primary – Lists all variables on the Primary server that do not appear on the Secondary server
- Values only on Secondary – Lists all variables on the Secondary server that do not appear in the Primary server
- Values on both systems that are equal – Lists all variables that appear on both servers that are set to equal values
- Values on both systems that are not equal – Lists all variables that appear on both servers that are not set to equal values
More Information
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