Export sonicwall configuration file

Have you seen this link? I just came across it, so not sure if it'll work. Edit now that I actually tried it again, it's easier in Putty anyway to turn on session logging to "printable output" and then run Show All.

I spent a bit of time today trying to find some easy way to read configuration files and to compare. After looking around I came up with the following solution. I'm a bit late for this post but it might help someone else in the future. The output will be one large character string. Open that in Notepad, copy all, paste into Excel. Credit to Mike for the inspiration! I know this thread is pretty old at this point, and I know there are plenty of other solutions out there, but I just wanted to toss mine into the ring.

It's a powershell function that creates and then deletes a couple temp files as it converts the file, but after the function is loaded into your shell, it makes for a nice one-line command.

I didn't make it that contextually aware! Usage: 1. I'm looking into the same thing and it appears there is a newer option available for SonicOS 5. No problem, Windows10 now has a Linux Subshell Feature! See my edits for steps , below. To continue this discussion, please ask a new question. Get answers from your peers along with millions of IT pros who visit Spiceworks. Thanks for any input!! Dell , Followers Follow. Which of the following retains the information it's storing when the system power is turned off?

Submit ». Thai Pepper. Verify your account to enable IT peers to see that you are a professional. Sbounty Mar 27, at UTC. AceOfSpades This person is a verified professional. What I am trying to accomplish it a document that lists like this: Nats Server -- Public -- Private Firewall exceptions 1 2 3 I have even used a sonicreader program that a guy developed but the exp file from the is too old I believe.

I've seen that too. You can also use Putty and SSH into the box. That should get you most of what you want in a readable format too. Support Matrix for Gen 7 Products. SonicOS 6. Once you have a Gen7 compatible configuration from Migration tool, settings can be imported into relevant Gen7 models as per the product matrix. Configuration Settings Import Support by Version. For example it is not supported to import 6.

The following matrix illustrates the supported source and destination versions of SonicOS when importing configuration settings from one appliance to another.

Configuration Settings Import Support by Platform. In the matrix, the source firewalls are in the left column, and the destination firewalls are listed across the top.

TIP: When importing settings to a TZ Series Firewall, make sure to disable Portshield on the destination Firewall beforehand to ensure the interface configuration will be updated. For example importing 6. NS a Configuration Import Support. How to Understand and Resolve Settings Corruption. How do I safely perform a firmware downgrade? YES NO.