About Configuration Import/Export
You can use the configuration export feature to export an XML file containing logical device and platform configuration settings for your Firepower 4100/9300 chassis to a remote server or your local computer. You can later import that configuration file to quickly apply the configuration settings to your Firepower 4100/9300 chassis to return to a known good configuration or to recover from a system failure.
Guidelines and Restrictions
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Do not modify the contents of the configuration file. If a configuration file is modified, configuration import using that file might fail.
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Application-specific configuration settings are not contained in the configuration file. You must use the configuration backup tools provided by the application to manage application-specific settings and configurations.
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When you import a configuration to the Firepower 4100/9300 chassis, all existing configuration on the Firepower 4100/9300 chassis (including any logical devices) will be deleted and completely replaced by the configuration contained in the import file.
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We recommend that you only import a configuration file to the same Firepower 4100/9300 chassis from which the configuration was exported.
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The platform software version of the Firepower 4100/9300 chassis to which you are importing should be the same version as when the export was taken. If not, the import operation is not guaranteed to be successful. We recommend that you export a backup configuration whenever the Firepower 4100/9300 chassis is upgraded or downgraded.
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The Firepower 4100/9300 chassis to which you are importing must have the same Network Modules installed in the same slots as when the export was taken.
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The Firepower 4100/9300 chassis to which you are importing must have the correct software application images installed for any logical devices defined in the export file that your are importing.
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If the configuration file being imported contains a logical device whose application has an End-User License Agreement (EULA), the EULA for that application must be accepted on the Firepower 4100/9300 chassis before importing the configuration or the operation will fail.
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To avoid overwriting existing backup files, please be sure to change the filename in the backup operation or copy the existing file to another location.