Creating New Config Change Report Exclusions

When viewing config change reports, some changes can be ignored. For example, the !Last Configuration change line in Cisco configuration files can safely be ignored.

To specify sections of configuration files that can be ignored, Cirrus Configuration Manager uses regular expression patterns. The following are some of the regular expression pattern combinations Cirrus Configuration Manager recognizes:

^! Last

Ignores the !Last Configuration change line in Cisco configurations.

^ntp clock-period

Ignores the ntp clock-period line in Cisco configurations.

^wlccp ap username cisco

Ignores the wlccp line in Cisco access point configurations.

Exclusions specified with regular expressions are global, and used for all comparison operations throughout Cirrus, including scheduled jobs. For more information about regular expression patterns, see “Regular Expression Pattern Matching”.

To create a new exclusion:

1. Click Add Pattern.

2. Type a name for the new comparison criteria in the Title field.

3. Type the regular expression pattern you want Cirrus Configuration Manager to ignore when running change reports in the RegEx Pattern field.

4. Type any comments you have in the Comment field.

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