topic Re: Migrate from PA-500 to PA-220 in General Topics

Migrate from PA-500 to PA-220

KosalaBandara — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 04:40:36 GMT

Hi All,

We are planning to migrate from PA-500 to PA-220, and there are some concerns to verify.

Here are our current versions. My concerns are,

1) How we can match the OS/Content versions with the new PA-220?

2) What will be the migration procedure from PA-500 to PA-220?

Re: Migrate from PA-500 to PA-220

LukaPecher — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 12:47:44 GMT

Hi,

1) You can match OS on PA-220 with the OS on PA-500. So install version 8.1.6 on PA-220 and latest content releases on both firewalls. You can also upgrade PA-500 to latest OS and match it on PA-220.

2) You can export running config from PA-500 and import it into PA-220. Just be sure it is on same PAN OS so there wont be any problems.

Re: Migrate from PA-500 to PA-220

OtakarKlier — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 21:52:37 GMT

Hello,

I think the PA-220 comes with 9 code already loaded. I would upgrade the PA-220 to the recommend release of the train its on then upgrade the PA-500 to match. Then transfer the code.

Just my thoughts.

Re: Migrate from PA-500 to PA-220

reaper — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 07:02:45 GMT

you will need to downgrade the pa-220 to 8.1 as the pa-500 does not support 9.0. download both the base image and 8.1.18 (so you don't run into early 8.1 bugs)

upgrade both devices to the latest content package (if TP license has expired on the pa-500 for example, grab the -apps- version so you only load the appications, this doesn't require a license)

then 'save named configuration' and export, then import, load and commit on the pa-220 and you should be good to go

Re: Migrate from PA-500 to PA-220

KosalaBandara — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 04:30:32 GMT

Thanks Luka,

Re: Migrate from PA-500 to PA-220

KosalaBandara — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 04:30:51 GMT

Thanks Reaper

Re: Migrate from PA-500 to PA-220

CatalinaBenitez — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 20:14:58 GMT

Good morning team.

Question and if it is required to go from a PA-500 to a PA-220 records, how could the process of exporting and importing records be carried out, for example the logs