Windows Configuration Monitor

The Windows Configuration Monitor, available only in ELM Enterprise Manager, extends the current "System Information" folders that appear under ELM Service and Virtual Agents in the ELM v4.0 Console. The System Information will be collected periodically by the Windows Configuration Monitor (in ELM v4.0 it was collected on demand). The Monitor will generate alerts when something changes in the configuration, and will maintain a history of the changes. Administrators can compare systems to each other, or make comparisons of the same system over time.

The Agent - System Information folder (see picture above) displays the system information from the last date scanned by default. The filter options for Added/Changed/Deleted are disabled until a compare is performed. A simple right-click in the results pane brings up the menu for the Compare.

System Information can be compared to any system on any date it was scanned. The display will show results as compared to the other agent. For example selecting Operations in the display and comparing it to Annex, you will see the differences that Annex has compared to Operations such as the System Name in the picture below.