System and method for determining differences and / or matches between a configuration diagram and an actual
system. First information is received regarding a configuration diagram comprising a first plurality of nodes and graphically representing a first
system, and second information is received regarding an actual
system comprising a plurality components. At least a portion of the nodes may correspond to hardware devices, programs, and / or configuration data of the first system, and may be interconnected. The first and second information is analyzed to determine differences and / or matches between the configuration diagram and the actual system, e.g., between hardware,
software, configuration, and / or
connectivity, e.g., by traversing the configuration diagram or a
data structure representing the diagram, and / or traversing the actual system or a
data structure representing the actual system. An indication of the differences and / or matches is displayed on a
display device, e.g., textually, or graphically, e.g., via a merged configuration diagram.