Technical Tip: How to migrate some on-premise FortiClient EMS configurations to FortiClient EMS Cloud

[arleniscg]

Description	This article describes how to migrate some configurations from the FortiClient EMS server on-premise to a FortiClient EMS cloud instance.
Scope	FortiClient EMS v7.4.x.
Solution	Option 1: For an On-prem EMS server migration, the recommendation is to use Best Practices Service. Option 2: If there is no BPS license, use the following options for the migration of some configurations: Import only XML profiles on EMS Cloud if the original EMS was running the same version as the FortiClient EMS Cloud instance. FortiClient EMS database from an on-prem server cannot be migrated to FortiClient EMS Cloud. It is only supported to migrate the FortiClient EMS database from the FortiClient EMS server on-premise to the FortiClient EMS server on-premise (both servers running the same version). Migrating to another EMS instance: Upgrade the FortiClient EMS server on-premise to the same version running on the FortiClient EMS Cloud. Download XML profile from the FortiClient EMS on-premise server:   Import XML profile on FortiClient EMS Cloud:   Create Endpoint policy: Identify endpoints that will connect to the new FortiClient EMS Server Cloud, for example: UserEMS. Use the option 'Switch EMS' available on FortiClient EMS -> Endpoint -> Action -> Switch EMS and use the FortiClient EMS Cloud invitation code.