08-09-2016 07:24 AM - edited 03-12-2019 01:06 AM
Hello
I want to migrate all the devices from our current virtual Firepower management center to a new firepower management center. Following are the conditions:
1. The new management center will also be on VMWare and will have exact version number as the current one.
2. The devices managed by current FMC are ASAs with FTD images and are in High Availability (only 1 pair)
3. The new FMC must have exact same configuration as the current one. (like security policies and all. I can export the config from the current FMC I guess.)
4. The new FMC should take over the IP Address of the current FMC
How can I achieve this migration? Is there a document? Or can someone jot down the process i should follow?
Thanks and Regards,
08-09-2016 07:25 AM
08-16-2016 01:03 PM
Hi there, have you looked at the backup and restore process?
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08-16-2016 11:23 PM
Hi
yes I took a look there. But that is a Backup and Restore procedure and there it says the following:
Do not use the backup and restore process to copy configurations between appliances. A backup file contains information that uniquely identifies an appliance, and cannot be shared.
Since we are installing a new FMC, I am not sure about the process in this guide!
Have you tried it yourself?
08-17-2016 10:04 AM
Hi,
I have done this in my lab and I was able to backup and restore the configuration of one FMC to another FMC. One thing to be careful of is that the vulnerability database needs to be exactly the same, as that was the only issue I found.
11-12-2019 05:57 AM
10-28-2020 05:30 PM
Hi There,
Did you manage to do this Migration? I am facing the same challenge, but I will need to get the Management IP changed.
03-14-2023 02:36 PM
Old topic, but I am move from an obsolete FMC1000 to an Virtual FMC (VMWare). I tried doing a backup and restore but it won't let me. (Restore will not be available: Product model mismatch)
04-10-2023 08:33 AM
In the same boat, did you find a solution?
04-10-2023 10:42 AM
After 6.5 you can use the Firepower Management Center Model Migration feature. Just make sure you follow a supported migration path:
04-10-2023 10:51 AM
Hi Gustavo,
I've read that guide and digested it fully. Only issue is, Cisco has only paved a path to allow people to go from one FMC to an equal size or larger FMC. There is no solution to go from FMC 1000 to FMCv. A lot of our customers have FMC 1000 becuase it was given to them free with their 4 or 6 FTD purchases, but now that we want to go to FMCv, we have no option but to go to the super sized FMCv300.
Do you know of a way to go from FMC1000 to FMCv and bypass the "Restore will not be available: Product model mismatch" error?
04-10-2023 11:36 AM
04-10-2023 11:52 AM
you are amazing, thank you so much. Im going to try this right now to trick it into being FMCv300 and then attempt the migration process. After that, I will change it back and evaluate if everything worked out. Will report back soon!
06-13-2023 02:59 PM
Forgot to report back, this worked perfect. sized the FMCv to FMCv300, imported the config from FMC1000. Then sized it back down to FMCv.
08-04-2024 10:54 PM
Hi @p.lan
Did you experience any downtime when you migrated from FMC1000 to FMCv? Thank you.
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