hi,
the answer is:
yes - you have your fw1-config on the new system now but not the OS-config
(IPs, routing, hostname etc).
with the different hostname fw1 will not start. so if you change your hostname
and IPs you should have your setup again ...
cheers
reinhard
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Von: RoNNY [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Gesendet: Mi 24.08.2005 23:36
An: [email protected]
Cc:
Betreff: Re: [FW-1] Migrating firewall from box to box
Lino and Hal, thanks for your responses, however, they do not answer
the question that I asked...
-RoNNY
On 8/24/05, Lino Eduardo Avila RodrÃguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You can use the backup utility for SPLAT, the command is just backup.
>
>
> Greetings,
>
>
> Lino E. Avila
>
>
>
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> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 2:18 PM
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> Subject: [FW-1] Migrating firewall from box to box
>
> This was probably asked 15 gazillion times already, but I was
wondering if
> someone knows a sure and best way to get this done.
>
> I have a very simple config: Splat R55 HFA 14 on one single box. That
> is: management and enforcement are one.
>
> I want to move this thing to a new server.
>
> So I went and bought an HP DL380 G4, and got the CD with R55 HFA 12.
> (this, by the way, happened only after dealing with two great guys at
> Checkpoint who gave me the ISO).
>
> Anyway, here's what I did:
>
> 1) Exported my configuration to a remote TFTP server.
> 2) Loaded R55 HFA 12 on the new box.
> 3) This is the part that got be a bit confused. I thought: "well...I
loaded
> the thing, I can now import my configuration, and tada! It'll work!",
but
> no. I had to go through sysconfig, as if I'm installing a new server,
and
> then I rebooted.
>
> Now, I decided to skip setting the hostname, routing, NICs, etc,
because I
> wanted my config restored from the backup file I created earlier.
Moving on:
>
> 4) After reboot, I restored my config. I actually put it under
/home/admin/,
> and restored it with the "upgrade_import" tool. I then rebooted.
>
> That's it, but here's the thing: my host name is still "cpmodule",
there's
> no NIC definitions or anything else. I didn't connect yet with the
> SmartDashboard, but I assume that the rulebase is there.
>
> My question is: do I have an identical server now, and it's only
missing the
> NICs, Routing, etc configuration, or did I do something wrong?
>
> I guess I was expecting a full blown restore of my entire server, and
this
> didn't happen.
>
> Thanks
>
> -RoNNY
>
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