Firewall migrate export

fw tab -t userc_key -s

Is the Management Environment an MDS or SMS( Smart Center)?
This may need to be performed at the end business and close all sessions. 

If exporting a MDS. Take a mds backup
1. Login to Manager via ssh
2. Enter expert mode
3. mds_backup -b -d /var/tmp/mds_backup_SEPT062022
4. Also provide the MDS Management IP

If exporting a Smart Center:
How to Export the existing SmartCenter
1. Login to Manager via ssh
2. Enter expert mode
3. [Expert@MGMT]# cd $FWDIR/bin/upgrade_tools
4. [Expert@MGMT]# yes | nohup ./migrate export /<Full Path to export to>/<Name of Exported File>
5. Also provide the SMS Management IP

[Expert@bos0105fwm01:0]# cd $FWDIR/bin/upgrade_tools

[Expert@bos0105fwm01:0]# pwd

/opt/CPsuite-R81.20/fw1/bin/upgrade_tools

[Expert@bos0105fwm01:0]# 

yes | nohup ./migrate export /var/log/bos0105fwm01_Export-dk11042024

yes | nohup ./migrate export /var/log/M-TST-CPMGMT01_Export-dk11042024

Files uploaded to 

W:\sysadmin\Network\Firewall_Backups\Checkpoint_Firewall_Manager_Migrate_Export

# cpstop
# cd $FWDIR/bin/upgrade_tools/
# ./migrate export /var/log/migrate-exports/myfwm01-DATE

Transfer off box 



Database 
How do you Data Duplexing
indexing 
purging