Migrating from SG-3100 to SG-5100
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I am planning a migration from a fully configured and working/production SG-3100 running "2.4.5-RELEASE-p1" to a new SG-5100 possibly running the latest release "21.02"
My question is can i export the config file from SG-3100 and import it into the SG-5100 without issues?
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@styxl there are some changes that will be required due to differences between the 3100 and 5100 hardware (number of ports and port names, no switch built into the 5100). I'll let Netgate speak for itself but they have been known in the past to help make those adjustments for customers so that they don't have to ensure any problems due to transition. You could submit a support ticket and wait for them to reach out.
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@styxl I just did this. I believe I was prompted to fix the port references. Otherwise, it worked exactly as you would expect.
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@rloeb outstanding! Enjoy your 5100. I certainly enjoy mine.
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@rloeb excellent, i will give it a try
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A bit related question: SG-5100 and SG-7100 both have very same CPU (Atom C3558) but Netgate lists them having difference in performance: 3.66 Gbps forwarding vs 18.6 Gbps. Why is that?
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@nva if I recall right the 7100 had one or two 10Gig sfp ports on it or something like that. You could look at the hardware specs to be sure but that's what I remember.
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i am happy to report that this worked like a charm, i only had to fix a few interfaces and vlan assignments. the SG5100 is a beast of a router...
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@styxl - I am about to try the same thing; did you need to hand edit the CONFIG.XML to correct the port names/vlans, or did the 5100 UI prompt you for those fixes?
Thanks!
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@draco no need to hand edit, you will get a prompt or you can go to the interfaces menu and edit them.
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@styxl Thank you! You've saved me a ton of trial/error time!
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@styxl Just to follow up -- this didn't work for me. My config has multiple VLANs, lots of rules, and depended on the Marvel switch behavior for LAN1 - LAN4 on the 3100.
I wound up taking on the config.xml editing after experimenting to create bridges to replicate the Marvel switch. Once I had that working, the editing wasn't too bad. It was a full day of work though.
Now all that remains is the testing
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@draco oooh interesting to know, i only had a simple setup with 2 Vlan's.
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@styxl Just FYI - Plan B didn't work either. I wound up buying a D-Link smart switch and running my no-VLAN + 2 VLANs out of the LAN port, letting the switch do the rest (as others suggested in this thread).
