Migrating from XG230 to XGS126

Hi Werner Smit

Check directly link shared might help easy migration.

Refer to this Techvid:

Sophos Firewall v20: XG to XGS Migration

Sophos Firewall v20: XG to XGS Migration (High Availability)

Compatibility Check Tool

https://docs.sophos.com/nsg/sophos-firewall/reference/backup_restore/port_mapping/en-us/index.html 

Secure Storage Master Key
https://docs.sophos.com/nsg/sophos-firewall/20.0/help/en-us/webhelp/onlinehelp/AdministratorHelp/ControlCenter/index.html 

Sophos Firewall v20 MR2 Backup and Restore Documentation:

https://docs.sophos.com/nsg/sophos-firewall/20.0/Help/en-us/webhelp/onlinehelp/AdministratorHelp/BackupAndFirmware/BackupAndRestore/BackupAndRestore20MR2/index.html 

Upgrade Firmware
https://docs.sophos.com/nsg/sophos-firewall/20.0/Help/en-us/webhelp/onlinehelp/AdministratorHelp/BackupAndFirmware/Firmware/index.html 

XG Series Hardware: End of Life (EOL) Frequently Asked Questions
XG Series Hardware: End of Life (EOL) Frequently Asked Questions  

Sophos Firewall and Sophos UTM: Backup and restore compatibility check
https://support.sophos.com/support/s/article/KBA-000004277?language=en_US 

Good Day,

Follow up Question on this?

We have XG210 and XG135.

XG210 needs to upgrade to XGS116(w)

XG135 needs to upgrade to XGS107(w)

On site below:
https://docs.sophos.com/nsg/sophos-firewall/reference/backup_restore/port_mapping/en-us/index.html 

XG135 can upgrade to XGS107(w) but not the XG210 to XGS116(w).

There is no way to make the backup work perhaps as there are loads of rules to be recreated on the XGS116 if we can't restore XG210 to XGS116. 

Firmware is up to date as well. 

Good Day,

Follow up Question on this?

We have XG210 and XG135.

XG210 needs to upgrade to XGS116(w)

XG135 needs to upgrade to XGS107(w)

On site below:
https://docs.sophos.com/nsg/sophos-firewall/reference/backup_restore/port_mapping/en-us/index.html 

XG135 can upgrade to XGS107(w) but not the XG210 to XGS116(w).

There is no way to make the backup work perhaps as there are loads of rules to be recreated on the XGS116 if we can't restore XG210 to XGS116. 

Firmware is up to date as well. 

1U units only support 126 or 136. 

A downgrade to a 116 sounds a little bit much. 

The EOL for XG210 is in 4 years so we purchased XGS units. 

THey are a bit cheaper but performance were similar or slightly slower but the Branch offices doesn't require a massive upgrade. 

So the backup / restore is not supported. You can only approach it via Import/export. 

I would rather recommend not to go that low in terms of appliance coming from a 1U unit.