Compare and update system values

Use iSeries™ Navigator to compare and update your system values across multiple systems in your network.

As an administrator, you can manage system values across multiple systems. You can compare the system values on a model system to one or more target systems and then update the target system values to match the values of the model system. If you prefer, you can generate a list that shows the differences in values between the model system and the target system rather than actually changing the values on the target system.

Be sure you have current system value inventories on your target systems. It is possible to have your model system be a target system if you have collected inventory for the model system. You can also export any system values inventory to a PC file. These PC files provide a history of the inventory and allow you to work with the data in a spreadsheet program or other application.

To compare and update your system values, follow these steps:

In iSeries Navigator, expand Management Central > Endpoint Systems, System Groups, or My Connections.
Right-click an endpoint system or a system group that you want to be your target system, select System Values, and then select Compare and Update.
Complete the fields on the Compare and Update menu.
- Select the name of the model system against which you want to compare the target system or systems.
- Select the categories and values that you want to include in the compare. For each system value that you want to update on the target system, select that item from the Update column.
- Verify the target system or systems that are selected.
Click OK to perform the task immediately or click Schedule to run the task at a later time.