Hello all, I would like to hear from all of you to finalize what's the best practice for me. Scenario as below: - All offices head & branch) use Sophos FW - I deploy new fw Fortigate at DC - I would like to export all rule/policy/configuration…

Hi. Can someone please assist? I want to restore the backup from a Sophos XG115w firewall on a new XGS2100 firewall. Both firewalls are running the latest firmware. But I get an error stating that the backup file is incompatible. I want to know…

Hi there, i got an error message when i trying to migrate from XG105w (SFOS 17.5.16 MR-16-Build830 to our new appliance XGS107W: "Backup cannot be restored on current firmware" What should i do an what is the best approach to do that? It´s to much…

The backups we got on the emails are of 18.0.5 version but when we tried to restore it on 18.0.1 its showing error even with correct passwords for encryption and master storage side. 'invalid backup files or invalid passwords' We are searching…

Using laptop to import config to a Sophos FW X G 135 from an existing up and running of the same model, the Config file is 1kb in size. connected via front lan port to laptop. the upload is taking so long to finish is this normal? is the 1kb compressed…

Hello everyone Can I restore backup from an XG 105 SFOS 17.5.16 MR-16-Build830 to an XGS 116?

Hi, we moved from SG 330 (UTM) to XG330 (SFOS). So the old SG330 is obsolete. Because it has same number of slots I thought about installing SFOS V18.5 on the old SG and keep it for the case that the XG gets broken. So my question: Is it possible…

XG106 is unable to create a backup. does not work via central, nor local "backup now". it's not even possible to edit the backup settings at all. error messages are none sense (see printscreens) troubleshooting steps taken - restart - disable…

Hi We are deploying a number of Sophos XG virtual appliances for customers in Azure. Is there some form of documented backup guide for the virtual appliances? We can backup the config from within the firewall, but I was also hoping to backup the…

After a problem on the HD, I reinstalled the XG firewall and used the last backup I had, after uploading the backup I can't generate or change the backup anymore. I get the message "Backup could not be sent due to incorrect server configuration" but the…

Hi all I'm still a bit new to Sophos XG, so apologies in advance if I'm not using the right terminology etc. Am running the latest firmware ( SFOS 18.5.1 MR-1-Build326) and the current WAN uses DMZ to enable me to add VLAN tagging as required by the…

Hi there, I am currently running an XG105w (SFOS 17.5.16 MR-16-Build830). Now, I am trying to migrate the configuration to a new XGS107w (SFOS 18.5.0 EAP1-Build236) using backup / backup restore. When I hit "Upload and restore", I get the error message…

Hey guys Still seem to be having many issues getting my backup from the Physical XG450 into the Virtual XG Both running 18.5.1 Build 326 The Virtual Version is SF01V (SFOS 18.5.1 MR-1-Build326) The XG450 is: XG450 (SFOS 18.5.1 MR-1-Build326…

I have another Sophos XG appliance sitting on the shelf for almost a year as a backup. I work on it today to do an update and restore. I did a factory reset via console. Then, the system downloaded the latest firmware. However, I am unable to restore…

Hey All, Perhaps some one can lend some info . From what I recall you could take a back up of any V18 and restore to any V18, This does not seem to be the case no more ? I even tried this with V17 and it didn't like it. Could some one please help…

hello, what is the difference between - restore configuration from Backup - import configuration from (Export full configuration) the 2 have all the configurations data thanks

On an XGS, if I use Backup & Firmware > Backup & Restore > Backup I can restore this with Backup & Firmware > Backup & Restore > Restore. Does this include everything I need? Will the new XGS then functionally be the same as the old and no user would…

Answer to "Export full configuration failure" Question : https://community.sophos.com/sophos-xg-firewall/f/discussions/126281/export-full-configuration-failure Please restart Postgres service by following command: service postgres:restart -ds…

Guten Tag in die Runde ich habe hier eine SG230 im XG Mode unter SFOS 18.0.4 MR-4 die mir bei Test in den "Fail Safe Mode" ging (über console erfahre ich, es könne der Logging Daemon nicht gestartet werden). Nun habe ich das vorhandene Backup in…

We are using XG105w. As you aware XG105w is EOL, we are upgrading the XG105w to XG106w. The XG105w is running firmware version SFOS 17.5.15 MR-15. XG106w is running firmware version SFOS 18.0.5 MR-5-Build586. Can we backup setting from XG105w then restore…

SFOS has the option to restore from a configuration backup. However, is this the right way to recover from a failure on an Azure XG firewall? What's the best practice way to recover from a complete failure of a Sophos XG on Azure? Can you snapshot the…

Hello, We have several XG86 to be configured. If I export the full config (Backup&Firmware.ImportExport) of one XG86, can I import this config into another XG86? The item "export selective configuration" is meaningless because one has to know exactly…

Has anyone done an upgrade or migration from an XG135 to XGS136? Any tips, tricks or things to avoid? I have a couple to do. Is it better to do a backup and restore, export and import or try to re-implement fresh? Regards, Gary