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 (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:
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misaligned attributes: the value of an attribute in the network (actual value) is different from the value in the intent (expected value)
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misaligned objects: an object that is configured in the intent is missing in the network
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undesired objects: an object that is not configured in the intent is present in the network
You have several options to resolve misalignments:
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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.
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Reconcile: retrieve the target configuration and update the intent to match the configuration