Run-time configuration comparison
Verifies that all your BizTalk nodes have the same set of Assemblies deployed, installed and that the configuration files are equal on all nodes
Compare assemblies deployed to BizTalkMGMTDb with assemblies in the GAC on BizTalk processing nodes
Compare BizTalk configuration files on all BizTalk processing nodes
Compare the BizTalk 'Pipeline Components' folder on all BizTalk processing nodes
Compare the BizTalk installation folders on all processing nodes
If there is an Assembly and/or configuration mismatch, the health check Resource 'Run-time configuration comparison' will be evaluated as being in the Error state:
This feature can be Enabled/Disabled using the global Configuration for the BizTalk Agent
Category Name="Health Check"
Resource Name="Run-time configuration comparison"
The evaluated state is provided by the table below:
| State | Status | Description | Actions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unavailable | Resource not available | Evaluation of the 'BizTalk Run-time Configuration Comparison' is not possible either due to network or security-related problems | Review prerequisites | |
| Error | Mismatch detected | Assemblies and/or configuration is mismatched | Details | |
| Warning | Mismatch detected | Different versions of Assemblies detected | Details | |
| OK | Configuration is equal | All BizTalk artifacts are the same | Details |
TIP: The evaluated state may be reconfigured using the Expected State functionality on every Resource within Nodinite.
Assembly and configuration report
The report can be opened from Monitor Views where the 'Run-time configuration comparison' Resource is included and Remote Actions are allowed.
Simply click on the Action button to list the Remote Actions and then click on Details to open the report.
Click on 'Details' to open the report.
If there is a mismatch between the servers (installed) and the database (deployed), this report will guide you on what files needs to be further examined. Also, the BizTalk configuration files are being compared (if that option is checked in the global Configuration)).
TIP: Use this report to remove assemblies no longer deployed (installed/in use) from your BizTalk environments
What's being evaluated?
Depending on Configuration the following evaluations are being performed and reported:
- Overview of deployed and installed assemblies with evaluated state
- Matches database (master) and GAC on all processing nodes
- Matches files in the installation folder folder for BizTalk (makes sure you are on the same SP/CU/Fix pack)
- Matches BizTalk pipeline components folder
- Matches config files for the BizTalk Host instances (btsntsvc.exe.config)
- X86
- X64
You can narrow the list down to only include what is currently reported in either warning or error state.
