Vista - Compare two VPC configurations

02-19-2009

Does anybody know of a tool that would allow you to compare two
different VPC configurations? We have two (supposedly) identicle VPCs
running a dev and QA version of our application. However, on the QA
VPC we get numerous issues/errors that are not seen on the dev box.
After much monitoring, logging, etc., I have determined that the cause
must lay within some difference in the environments.

I know that I have used a tool that did something similar for server
configurations. It gave me all installed software, services, etc.
Pointed-out differences in versions, file structure, settings, etc.

Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

02-19-2009

"rbr" <ryankbrown@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:dd5477f3-b2a9-45dc-974f-816312774761@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Does anybody know of a tool that would allow you to compare two
> different VPC configurations?

I don't know of a tool specifically designed for this purpose, but it would
be simple enough to knock one up because VM configuration files are just XML
documents with a vmc extension...

Quote:

> We have two (supposedly) identicle VPCs
> running a dev and QA version of our application. However, on the QA
> VPC we get numerous issues/errors that are not seen on the dev box.

Since you're asking for help in a technical newsgroup, it would have been
*really* helpful to the regulars in here if you'd actually said what those
issues and errors are. Simply saying that you "get errors" doesn't tell
anybody anything...

Quote:

> After much monitoring, logging, etc., I have determined that the cause
> must lay within some difference in the environments.

Or that the CPUs on the two physical machines are significantly different...

--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

02-19-2009

On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:33:18 -0800 (PST), rbr <ryankbrown@xxxxxx>
wrote:

Quote:

>I know that I have used a tool that did something similar for server
>configurations. It gave me all installed software, services, etc.
>Pointed-out differences in versions, file structure, settings, etc.

So you are asking to get a diff between what has been installed
*inside* the two guest PC:s in terms of software, versions etc etc???

In that case it is NOT a VPC question at all, it is a general question
on how one compares the state of two different PC:s.
An uphill battle I am sure...

--

Bo Berglund (Sweden)

02-19-2009	#1 (permalink)
rbr n/a posts	Compare two VPC configurations Does anybody know of a tool that would allow you to compare two different VPC configurations? We have two (supposedly) identicle VPCs running a dev and QA version of our application. However, on the QA VPC we get numerous issues/errors that are not seen on the dev box. After much monitoring, logging, etc., I have determined that the cause must lay within some difference in the environments. I know that I have used a tool that did something similar for server configurations. It gave me all installed software, services, etc. Pointed-out differences in versions, file structure, settings, etc. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
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02-19-2009	#2 (permalink)
Mark Rae [MVP] n/a posts	Re: Compare two VPC configurations "rbr" <ryankbrown@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:dd5477f3-b2a9-45dc-974f-816312774761@xxxxxx Quote: > Does anybody know of a tool that would allow you to compare two > different VPC configurations? I don't know of a tool specifically designed for this purpose, but it would be simple enough to knock one up because VM configuration files are just XML documents with a vmc extension... Quote: > We have two (supposedly) identicle VPCs > running a dev and QA version of our application. However, on the QA > VPC we get numerous issues/errors that are not seen on the dev box. Since you're asking for help in a technical newsgroup, it would have been really helpful to the regulars in here if you'd actually said what those issues and errors are. Simply saying that you "get errors" doesn't tell anybody anything... Quote: > After much monitoring, logging, etc., I have determined that the cause > must lay within some difference in the environments. Or that the CPUs on the two physical machines are significantly different... -- Mark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net
My System Specs

02-19-2009	#3 (permalink)
Bo Berglund n/a posts	Re: Compare two VPC configurations On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:33:18 -0800 (PST), rbr <ryankbrown@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >I know that I have used a tool that did something similar for server >configurations. It gave me all installed software, services, etc. >Pointed-out differences in versions, file structure, settings, etc. So you are asking to get a diff between what has been installed inside the two guest PC:s in terms of software, versions etc etc??? In that case it is NOT a VPC question at all, it is a general question on how one compares the state of two different PC:s. An uphill battle I am sure... -- Bo Berglund (Sweden)
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