Viewing Configuration Changes

This page displays different information based on whether you are in a session (that is, you have clicked Create or Edit in the Change Center) or outside a session.

Viewing Configuration Changes in a Session
  1. If you have not already done so, click Create to create a new session for making changes to the current configuration. See Using the Change Center.
  2. Make at least one change to the configuration.
  3. Click View Changes under Change Center. For each change you have made to the configuration during the current session, the View Configuration Changes page displays the information shown in Table 2-2.
  4. Table 2-2 In-Session Configuration Changes 
    Property
    Description
    Task
    A description of the task that was implemented. The task is a link to the Task Details page. See Viewing Task Details.
    Execution Time
    The date and time that the task was executed.
    User
    The name of the user who implemented the change.
    Task Status
    The status of the task:
    Completed-the task was completed.
    Undone-the task was undone.
    Undo Completed-the undo was completed.
    Undone By
    The name of the user who undid the task. This field will contain None if the task has not been undone.
    Options
    Click the Undo icon to reverse the execution of the task.
    When you are working in a session, you can undo tasks in any order.
    As a result of undoing a task, the object of the task reverts to the state it was in before the task in question was performed. Note, however, that any tasks that were performed on the same object after the task that you undo are also undone. See Undoing Tasks.

Viewing Configuration Changes Caused by Session Activations
  1. Make sure you are not in a session. See Exiting Sessions.
  2. Click View Changes under Change Center. For each session you have previously activated, the View Configuration Changes page displays the information shown in Table 2-3.
  3. Table 2-3 Activated Configuration Changes 
    Property
    Description
    Task
    A description of the session that was activated. The task is a link to the Task Details page, which displays the operations that were performed in the session. See Viewing Task Details.
    Description
    An additional description of the session that was activated, if a description was entered when the session was activated using the Activate Session page.
    Execution Time
    The date and time that the session was activated.
    User
    The name of the user who activated the session.
    Task Status
    The status of the session:
    Activated-the session was activated.
    Partially Activated-displayed during session activation if one or more servers in a cluster are inaccessible, thus preventing activation of the session on those servers. When the servers become accessible, any unactivated changes will then be activated on them.
    Undone-the previously activated session was undone and all the operations performed in the session were discarded.
    Undo Activated-the undo was activated.
    In Progress-displayed if a session activation is in progress, as session activations can take a long time.
    Failed-displayed if a session activation fails. ALSB tracks session activation failures but not failures due to individual updates inside a session.
    Undone By
    The name of the user who undid this task. This field will contain None if the session activation has not been undone.
    Options
    Click the Undo icon to reverse the session activation and the operations performed in that session. You can undo session activations in any order.
    Click the Undo into Session icon to create a new session pre-populated with the tasks needed to undo the changes activated in the session. See Undoing Into a Session.