Backup and Restore full config from a multivdom to a single global settings

Question

Hi everyone!

We have an existing FG 501E which we'll be decommissioning in a few weeks. We plan on replacing it with FG 100F.

In order to lessen the risk and errors, I plan on backing up the old firewall config and just restore it to a newly factory-reset FG100F.

However, our existing 501E has Global, and 2 vdoms(including root).

On the 100F, we plan on NOT using a vdom. Just put everything in global configuration.

Question:

1. Is it possible to backup and restore this properly?

2. Is it possible to not use a VDOM and just put everything in global config?

Toshi_Esumi · Accepted Answer

If you try 1, don't forget to 1) have the same version running on both FGTs, and 2) modify the file header to have 100F's model name. But it would cause many unexpected errors and config changes/throwouts because those models are quite different. Then you would have to repeat "trial&error" many times. So personally I wouldn't try. And as always a converter is recommended.
Depending one how those two VDOMs are built, setting up global and root vdom on the 100F first then backup&restore additional VDOM(s) config to 100F might be an option.

Collapsing multiple VDOMs into one (root) takes lots of design/config changes. There is no easy way of copy&modify&upload. If that's your objective, I would just start configuring 100F from scratch to duplicate all functions of the current 501E.

Toshi

funkylicious · Answer

it wont be easy considering that you would need to copy/paste the config and adapt it where needed to be modified like interface names, vdom name, etc - but it can be done.

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