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Expedition Merge and Generate XML not working

NathanielM — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 19:56:38 GMT

Hi,

After trying and failing on Expedition 1.0.95 with no luck I have now deleted my VM and downloaded and updated to 1.0.107.

Whenever I migrate (tried Cisco, Checkpoint and Juniper), I click export, drag the elements into the base config, press merge then generate xml. I'm left with what looks like the original base config instead of a xml output.

All the migrated work is lost.

What is the sequence from when I am ready to generate an xml?

By the way the configs and base config are fine as I've used them before in the Migration Tool 3.3.15

Thanks

Re: Expedition Merge and Generate XML not working

bagherib — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 13:58:57 GMT

Sorry if this is an obvious question, but are you importing a base config in addtion to your Cisco? When you export, before you drag from the left to the right, do you see your new base config or is it blank?

Re: Expedition Merge and Generate XML not working

alestevez — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 07:47:42 GMT

Is the TASK MANAGER UP? From the main Dashboard...

Re: Expedition Merge and Generate XML not working

nathaniel.mills — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 08:13:22 GMT

yes I import a base config and then the Cisco config.

Once i've finished all the cleanup (interfaces, services etc) I drag elements into the base coinfig and i actually see them in a pending state. Once I click merge the elements I moved over disappear and the base config is back to normal.

Re: Expedition Merge and Generate XML not working

nathaniel.mills — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 08:14:47 GMT

Yes, when I login in I press start so it runs jobs in the background.

Re: Expedition Merge and Generate XML not working

alestevez — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 08:31:13 GMT

Then if you select from now as a source your base config from the bottom right combo box the policies and objects are shown now under the base config right? The problem is at the time to generate the XML then? If yes, can you check the file

tail -f /home/userSpace/panReadOrders.txt ?

Re: Expedition Merge and Generate XML not working

NathanielM — Sat, 27 Oct 2018 10:51:36 GMT

It seems as though there is no such file or directory when I run this command.

Re: Expedition Merge and Generate XML not working

NathanielM — Sat, 27 Oct 2018 11:10:53 GMT

Thought it might be useful to show the merging process I am doing. Of course I am starting to task manager first before entering a project.stage 1stage 2stage 3stage 4stage 5

Re: Expedition Merge and Generate XML not working

dpepper_psdo — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 21:20:20 GMT

Have you found a resolution to this? I am having the same issue.

Thanks,

Re: Expedition Merge and Generate XML not working

bagherib — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 21:22:33 GMT

Is it just the XML download or the same with the .zip file?

Re: Expedition Merge and Generate XML not working

dpepper_psdo — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 21:30:12 GMT

It is the case for both the XML and the ZIP for me. When I open up the XML, it looks like 1 line from each section has been imported. For example, eth1/1 was created but not the rest of the interfaces. The first gateway and ipsec objects are in the XML but not the full list I am expecting. Same with security rules, only the first line is shown in the XML. I assume expedition is hitting some kind of error in each section and skipping to the next section.

Re: Expedition Merge and Generate XML not working

dgildelaig — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 11:46:07 GMT

Hi,

Would it be possible to export this project having issues and send it to fwmigrate at paloaltonetworks dot com for further research?

We have not experienced this issue, and it may be a corner case that we would like to study to address it.

Best,

Re: Expedition Merge and Generate XML not working

NathanielM — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 21:16:27 GMT

Sorry about the delay.

I blew the VM back in October as Palo Alto now have a higher version to download. I'm on 1.0.107 now, which I belive was a fresh download then one update.

So far it seems to be ok but I've only tested it with 1 Cisco config (the exact same one it wouldn't work with before) and one Checkpoint.

What version are you on?

Re: Expedition Merge and Generate XML not working

malakibrahim — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 09:18:06 GMT

You are the best 🙂

Re: Expedition Merge and Generate XML not working

DinBarzilay — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 12:36:14 GMT

hey i have the same problem!!

how did u download the earlier version..

i cant do nothing now

someone?

Re: Expedition Merge and Generate XML not working

DinBarzilay — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 12:37:40 GMT

how did u downlload this version 1.0.107??

i have the same problem

Re: Expedition Merge and Generate XML not working

dgildelaig — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 09:55:21 GMT

We are already in version 1.1.35.

Make sure that you are always running the latest version

Re: Expedition Merge and Generate XML not working

Grayson.Denny — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 18:09:02 GMT

I am having the same problem after pressing merge, it comes back blank as well. It appears everything is stuck as pending. I am on version 1.35 and another consultant we have is on .36 and seems to be having the same issue.

Re: Expedition Merge and Generate XML not working

NathanielM — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 16:43:52 GMT

Looks like the bug is still there (although not for me). I'm afraid I have no answer other than a brand new VM with a newer version that Palo Alto made available.
Are no Palo engineers monitoring these threads anymore?

Re: Expedition Merge and Generate XML not working

alestevez — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 17:48:56 GMT

Hi, yes we are here. Are you in 1.1.38? is still there the problem? if yes, please send us an email to fwmigrate at paloaltonetworks dot com and we can schedule a zoom session to see what's going on!