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Migrating to the new Gen 8 models.

14/08/2025
by Paul Heritage

The SonicWall GEN8 TZ Series and GEN8 NSa Series firewalls introduce in-product migration capabilities that allow administrators to import configuration settings from supported legacy SonicWall firewalls. This greatly simplifies the upgrade process by eliminating the need for manual reconfiguration during hardware refresh or platform upgrade.

Settings Import Feature:

  • Export/Import settings
  • Devices must be entirely configured from scratch in a typical greenfield deployment (new setup). With GEN8 firewalls, you can import .exp configuration files from supported legacy devices, streamlining migration.
  • The GEN8 TZ and NSa firewalls support in-product migration from select current and previous generation SonicWall firewalls.
  • This feature is especially useful when upgrading from GEN6 or GEN7 models.

Key Benefits:

  • Reduces time spent on manual configuration
  • Maintains policy consistency across hardware generations
  • Simplifies deployments and rollback planning

Pre-Requisites: The following devices are supported as source firewalls from which settings can be exported and imported to GEN8 TZs and NSa models:

SonicOS 7 Device TZ80 TZ280 TZ380 TZ380W TZ480 TZ580 TZ680 NSa 2800 NSa 3800 NSa 4800 NSa 5800
TZ270 N Y Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y*
TZ270W N Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y*
TZ370 N Y* Y Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y*
TZ370W N Y* Y* Y Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y*
TZ470 N Y Y Y* Y Y Y Y* Y* Y* Y*
TZ470W N Y* Y* Y Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y*
TZ570 N Y Y Y* Y Y Y Y* Y* Y* Y*
TZ570P N Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y*
TZ570W N Y* Y* Y Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y*
TZ670 N N Y N Y Y Y Y* Y* Y* Y*
NSA2700 N N N N N N N Y Y* Y* Y*
NSA3700 N N N N N N N Y* Y Y* Y*
NSA4700 N N N N N N N N Y* Y Y*
NSA5700 N N N N N N N N N Y Y
NSA6700 N N N N N N N N N N Y*


SonicOS 6/6.5 Device TZ80 TZ280 TZ380 TZ380W TZ480 TZ580 TZ680 NSa 2800 NSa 3800 NSa 4800 NSa 5800
SOHOW Y Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y*
SOHO250 N Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y*
SOHO250W N Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y*
TZ300 N Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y*
TZ300P N Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y*
TZ300W N Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y*
TZ350 N Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y*
TZ350W N Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y*
TZ400 N Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y*
TZ400W N Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y*
TZ500 N N Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y*
TZ500W N N Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y*
TZ600 N N Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y*
TZ600P N N Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y*
NSA2600 N N N N N N N Y* Y* Y* Y*
NSA2650 N N N N N N N Y# Y* Y* Y*
NSA3600 N N N N N N N Y* Y* Y* Y*
NSA3650 N N N N N N N N Y* Y* Y*
NSA4600 N N N N N N N N Y* Y* Y*
NSA4650 N N N N N N N N Y* Y* Y*
NSA5600 N N N N N N N N N Y* Y*
NSA5650 N N N N N N N N N Y* Y*
NSA6600 N N N N N N N N N N Y*
NSA6650 N N N N N N N N N N Y*
SM9200 N N N N N N N N N N N
NSA9250 N N N N N N N N N N N
SM9400 N N N N N N N N N N N
NSa9450 N N N N N N N N N N N
SM9600 N N N N N N N N N N N
NSa9650 N N N N N N N N N N N
SM9800 N N N N N N N N N N N
NSSP12400 N N N N N N N N N N N
NSSP12800 N N N N N N N N N N N


SonicOS 5 Device TZ280 TZ380 TZ380W TZ480 TZ580 TZ680 NSa 2800 NSa 3800 NSa 4800 NSa 5800
SOHO Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y* Y*
Y
Supported
N
Unsupported
Y*
Supported but import will fail if VLAN or Tunnel Interfaces are present in the settings file.
Important: Please remove the VLAN or tunnel interface configuration for the settings import to succeed- Recommended. Alternatively, use the Existing Migration Tool to convert the settings and import them to the GEN8 firewalls.
Y#
In-Product Migration is Unsupported. Use Migration App via NSM to support settings Migration


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