Saving the Sophos source configuration files

Before starting the conversion wizard, save a copy of your Sophos configuration file to the computer where FortiConverter is installed.

To save the source configuration files on SFOS

1. In the web UI, go to Backup & Firmware.
2. Click Import Export.
3. Select Export full configurations in block Export.
4. Click Export and save the configuration file, which should be XML-formatted.

Please note that the Sophos backups are no longer xml format, it is encrypted now. This minor security enhancement was introduced since v17.5 MR4, April 2019.

To save the source configuration files on Cyberoam OS:

1. In the web UI, go to System.
2. Click Maintenance.
3. Click Import Export and save the configuration file, which should be XML-formatted.

To save the source configuration files on SG:

1. In Webadmin open the printable configuration.
2. Use WinSCP to connect to the FileSystem of your appliance using SSH.
3. Navigate to /var/chroot-httpd/var/webadmin
4. Create a new folder xx on your computer, and store all the necessary files. Create a subdirectory yy
5. Copy the folder "printable_configuration" into directory xx
6. On your appliance, move to the subfolder var (/var/chroot-httpd/var/webadmin/var). There you will find a directory with a cryptic name e.g.[:$]LIHKeSjlOjzQrjuMESn, doubleclick on it.
7. Copy all the folders from that directory (downloads,objectcache,uploads,xml) to your local folder yy.
8. On your computer navigate in the folder ....xx\yy\xml\
9. Open webadmin.xml in a browser to access the offline configuration.

(This process contains plain text passwords and pre-shared keys, please be mindful of it)



10. Use the file "webadmin.xml" as the input for the FortiConverter tool.

If you have any question, please kindly contact Sophos customer support.

Reference: https://community.sophos.com/utm-firewall/f/general-discussion/22706/howto-export-complete-printable-configuration