Run-time configuration comparison
Guarantee that all your BizTalk nodes have the same set of assemblies deployed, installed, and that configuration files are consistent across your environment.
✅ 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 Nodinite detects an Assembly or configuration mismatch, the health check Resource 'Run-time configuration comparison' is evaluated as Error:
Example: Assembly or configuration mismatch detected by Nodinite.
Tip
You can enable or disable this feature using the global Configuration for the BizTalk Agent.
Category Name = "Health Check"
Resource Name = "Run-time configuration comparison"
The evaluated state is summarized below:
| State | Status | Description | Actions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unavailable | Resource not available | Evaluation of the 'BizTalk Run-time Configuration Comparison' is not possible due to network or security issues | Review prerequisites | |
| Error | Mismatch detected | Assemblies and/or configuration are mismatched | [Details][] | |
| Warning | Mismatch detected | Different versions of assemblies detected | [Details][] | |
| OK | Configuration is equal | All BizTalk artifacts are the same | [Details][] |
Tip
You can reconfigure the evaluated state using the Expected State feature 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 for BizTalk (ensures 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 filter the list to show only items currently in warning or error state.
Filtered view showing only mismatched assemblies or configurations.