A PowerShell script for analyzing and comparing AudioCodes Session Border Controller (SBC) INI configuration files.

If you've worked with AudioCodes SBCs, you know comparing INI configuration files can be challenging:

• Files packed with sections like IP Profiles containing endless strings of 0s, 1s, and default values
• Manual reviews often miss subtle parameter changes that could lead to issues
• Multiple SBCs in "active-active-cluster" setups require careful synchronization
• Identifying what's changed, missing, or potentially problematic is time-consuming

This script simplifies comparing AudioCodes SBC INI files by:

• Parsing the structured format
• Identifying variances in sections like IP Profiles
• Generating a clean HTML report highlighting differences

• SBC-Focused Comparison:

  • General settings
  • Table-based settings (IP Profiles, SIP Interfaces, etc.)
  • Highlights drifted settings and missing rows

• Clear HTML Report:

  • Customizable displayname for each SBC
  • Section-by-section comparison
  • Color-highlighted differences for easy identification

.\Compare-ACSBCIniFiles.ps1  `
    -SBCIniFilePath1 "C:\Temp\SBC1.ini"  `
    -SBCName1 "Old Config File" `
    -SBCIniFilePath2 "C:\Temp\SBC2.ini" `
    -SBCName2 "New Config File" `
    -ReportFilePath "C:\Temp\SBC-Comparison.html"

The script generates an HTML report highlighting all differences found between the INI files:

1. Clone this repository
2. Navigate to the script folder
3. Execute the script with your SBC INI files
4. Open the generated HTML report in your browser

The script currently has difficulty handling mismatched indexes containing the same content. For example, if both INI files have an IP Profile named "Teams" with identical settings, but on the first SBC it's listed as index 0 and on the second as index 1, the script will show them as different. ✅ Resolved in v2.0

Name-Based Validation & Enhanced Reporting

• ✅ New Parameter: Added -IncludeNameValidation parameter to enable intelligent name-based comparison

  • Automatically matches table entries by their names (e.g., IP Profile names) even when index positions differ
  • Resolves the previous limitation where identical content at different indices was incorrectly flagged as different

• ✅ Enhanced Visual Feedback:

  • Console output now includes colored success indicators (✓) for matched entries
  • Clear distinction between perfect matches and entries with differences
  • Improved warning messages with detailed index position information

Usage with new feature:

.\Compare-ACSBCIniFiles.ps1  `
    -SBCIniFilePath1 "C:\Temp\SBC1.ini"  `
    -SBCName1 "Old Config File" `
    -SBCIniFilePath2 "C:\Temp\SBC2.ini" `
    -SBCName2 "New Config File" `
    -IncludeNameValidation $true `
    -ReportFilePath "C:\Temp\SBC-Comparison.html"

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