# Compare monitoring snapshots

You can compare snapshots of connections, blacklists, VPN SAs, users, routing, SSL VPNs, and neighbors with another snapshot of the same type. You can also compare a snapshot with the current blacklist, connections, VPN SAs, users, or routing entries.

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## Steps

1. Select Configuration, then browse to Monitoring.
2. Browse to Other Elements > Monitoring Snapshots, then browse to one of the following:
   - Blacklist > Log Server
   - Connections > Log Server or Management Server
   - Logs > Management Server
   - Routing > Log Server
   - SSL VPNs > Log Server
   - Users > Log Server
   - VPN SAs > Log Server
   - Neighbors > Log Server
3. Right-click the snapshot, then select Open.
4. In the Query pane, click the Snapshots tab.
5. Using one of the following methods, select the first snapshot for comparison:
   - To compare a temporary snapshot of the current entries with a saved snapshot, click Pause to create the temporary snapshot. The name of the temporary snapshot is displayed in the first snapshot selection field.

   - Otherwise, click Select next to the first snapshot selection field, then select a snapshot.

6. Select the Compare with checkbox.
7. Click Select next to the second snapshot selection field, then select a second snapshot.
8. Click Apply.
   The results of the comparison are highlighted.

   Figure: Snapshot comparison results

   The icons in the first column signify whether the entry has changed.

   Icon | Description
   --- | ---
   | Entry only exists in snapshot 1
   | Entry is included in both snapshots
   | Entry only exists in snapshot 2
   | Aggregated entries
   No icon | There are more than 100 entries that match the Aggregate by <column name> selection. No further comparison can be done.

   Figure: Example of snapshot comparison with entries aggregated by service

   Tip: To open a snapshot for comparison directly in the Monitoring view, right-click the snapshot, then select Compare to Current.