What is an intent audit?

Identify misalignments

Perform an intent audit to identify any mismatch between the intended configuration and network state and the actual configuration in the network.

If a mismatch exists, the Aligned field is updated to Misaligned.

Note: You can also choose png3.png(Table row actions), Mark as misaligned to manually set the alignment status to Misaligned.

If a misalignment is found, the audit report form provides details. Misalignments are presented in the following categories:

  • misaligned attributes: the value of an attribute in the network (actual value) is different from the value in the intent (expected value)

  • misaligned objects: an object that is configured in the intent is missing in the network

  • undesired objects: an object that is not configured in the intent is present in the network

You have several options to resolve misalignments:

  • Synchronize: send the intent configuration to the misaligned target, updating the configuration to match the intent.

    If you have approved misalignments, the approved misalignments will not be changed when you synchronize.

  • Reconcile: retrieve the target configuration and update the intent to match the configuration