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= Understanding the cluster-compare plugin
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The `cluster-compare` plugin is an OpenShift CLI (`oc`) plugin that compares a cluster configuration with a reference configuration. The plugin reports configuration differences while suppressing expected variations by using configurable validation rules and templates.

Use the `cluster-compare` plugin in development, production, and support scenarios to ensure cluster compliance with a reference configuration, and to quickly identify and troubleshoot relevant configuration differences.

include::modules/cluster-compare-overview.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::modules/understanding-a-reference-config.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

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== Additional resources

* xref:../../scalability_and_performance/telco-ran-du-rds.adoc#telco-ran-du-ref-design-specs[Telco RAN DU reference design specification for {product-title}]



