InControl 2 - Config Migration Tool

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IC2 Configuration Migration Walkthrough.

In the recent InControl release, we added a new function called Config Migration. We can now apply a device configuration to another device of the same or a different model.

(A) NOTE:
a. Two main components: Source Config File and Target Config Device

b. Source Config File (SCFG) - The configuration will be obtained from this device, during migration, no changes will be made to this device.

c. Target Config Device (TCFG) - The configuration from SCFG will be applied to this device, the previous config on this device before migration will be overwritten.

d. X series models (except Balance 310X and MBX) are not supported yet.

e. Prerequisites

1. Firmware: SCFG and TCFG Must be at least 8.3.0 or above

2. Both SCFG and TCFG must be added to InControl 2 (IC2) and under the same IC2 Organization.

3. The TCFG must have at least 1 active WAN connected to the IC2 during the config migration process.

4. The SCFG doesn’t have to be online all the time, however, you must ensure the designated config has been uploaded on the IC2 Configuration Backup.

5. In both SCFG and TCFG, log into the Web GUI, go to System > InControl, and make sure the Controller option is set to “InControl”. This setting must be in the “Enable” state.

6. Please ensure you have disabled any existing IC2 provisioned settings on the TCFG (if any group-level configurations are in place) so that it won’t affect the config after migration.

(B) Supported Models

a. Source Config File (SCFG) Models:
Balance Series
- Peplink Balance 210 (HW4,5)
- Peplink Balance 30 LTE (HW3)
- Peplink Balance 310X
- Peplink Balance 380 (HW3-5)
- Peplink Balance 380 (HW6)
- Peplink Balance 710 (HW3)
MAX Series
- Pepwave MAX HD2 (HW5,6)
- Pepwave MAX HD2 (802.11ng) IP67 (HW2)
- Pepwave MAX HD2 IP67 (HW2)
- Pepwave MAX HD2 LTE IP67 (HW2-5)
- Pepwave MAX HD2 MBX
- Pepwave MAX HD2 MBX with MediaFast
- Pepwave MAX HD4 MBX with MediaFast
SOHO Series
- Pepwave Surf SOHO MK3
- Peplink Balance One Core
- Peplink Balance Two
- Peplink B One Plus
- Peplink B One
- Peplink B One 5G

b. Target Config Device (TCFG) Models:
Balance Series
- Peplink Balance 310X
- Peplink Balance 380 (HW3-5)
- Peplink Balance 310 5G (HW1,2)
- Peplink Balance 310 Fiber 5G (HW1,2)
- Peplink Balance 380 (HW6)
- Peplink Balance 580 (HW3)
- Peplink Balance 710 (HW3)
- Peplink Balance 1350 (HW2)
- Peplink Balance 2500 (HW1)
- Peplink Balance 2500EC (HW1)
MAX Series
- Pepwave MAX HD2 MBX
- Pepwave MAX HD2 MBX with MediaFast
- Pepwave MAX HD4 MBX with MediaFast
- Pepwave MAX HD4 MBX
SOHO Series
- Pepwave Surf SOHO MK3
- Peplink Balance One
- Peplink Balance One Core
- Peplink B One Plus
- Peplink B One
- Peplink B One 5G
- Peplink Balance Two

(C) Steps to migrate the configuration to another device in IC2:

Step 1:
Ensure both devices (SCFG & TCFG) are within the same org under IC2, in this case, we will migrate the config from Surf SOHO-MK3 (SCFG) to a different model B One 5G (TCFG).

Step 2:
On the SCFG Device Details page, click the ‘Show All’ button to expand

Step 3:
Click to Open the [Configuration Backups]

Step 4:
Select the config backup that you want to migrate to TCFG, then click the Apply button

Step 5:
Select ‘Another device, then it will appear a list that includes all available devices. Select the TCFG from the list and press ‘Apply’.

Step 6:
Confirm the Device is correct and press ‘Yes’, it will pop up configuration is being applied.

(D) Verification

If the migration is successful, after a few minutes, you might go to the TCFG event log page under IC2, and these logs should appear, eg. “Config conversion applied”. In our case, the WAN name (SURF_SOHO WAN1) we set in SCFG has been applied to TCFG.