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FortiGate Configuration Migration

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FortiGate Configuration Migration

All FortiGate to FortiGate configurations are fully supported with the exceptions of the following:

  • The upgrades for managed software or external devices (such as FortiAP, FortiToken, FortiClient EMS, FortiManager, FortiSwitch) are not supported.
  • Merging new configurations to existing configurations is currently not supported.
  • Device Conversions from non-vdom mode to vdom mode or vice versa are currently not supported.
  • Hardware switches will be converted to software switches where the new target device does not support the hardware switch.
  • For configuration of new feature sets (which are currently not in the existing configuration), please reach out to TAC support for assistance.
  • For security purposes, the default admin account password will be reset. In general, encrypted secret data, credentials, e.g., VPN pre-shared keys, certificates, local users, and admin passwords, will remain valid after cross model migration as long as the FOS version is above 5.6.
  • Legacy device migrations from 4.0 are fully supported. For 3.x there could be instances where specific sections of the configuration may not be able to be migrated.

FortiGate Configuration Migration

All FortiGate to FortiGate configurations are fully supported with the exceptions of the following:

  • The upgrades for managed software or external devices (such as FortiAP, FortiToken, FortiClient EMS, FortiManager, FortiSwitch) are not supported.
  • Merging new configurations to existing configurations is currently not supported.
  • Device Conversions from non-vdom mode to vdom mode or vice versa are currently not supported.
  • Hardware switches will be converted to software switches where the new target device does not support the hardware switch.
  • For configuration of new feature sets (which are currently not in the existing configuration), please reach out to TAC support for assistance.
  • For security purposes, the default admin account password will be reset. In general, encrypted secret data, credentials, e.g., VPN pre-shared keys, certificates, local users, and admin passwords, will remain valid after cross model migration as long as the FOS version is above 5.6.
  • Legacy device migrations from 4.0 are fully supported. For 3.x there could be instances where specific sections of the configuration may not be able to be migrated.