{"id":2690,"date":"2022-05-01T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.balajibandi.com\/?p=2690"},"modified":"2025-09-30T13:15:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T12:15:17","slug":"ftd-rma-replacement-and-added-to-fmc-and-restored-the-config","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.balajibandi.com\/?p=2690","title":{"rendered":"FTD RMA replacement and added to FMC, and restored the config."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>FTD RMA replacement added to FMC and restore the config<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This procedure describes how to restore a Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) configuration to a new, replacement unit using the Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>. The process involves using a backup file from the faulty device, which restores the configuration to the new hardware and automatically reconnects it to the FMC.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisites<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You have an RMA replacement device of the\u00a0<strong>identical model<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The replacement device has the\u00a0<strong>same or lower software version<\/strong>, including patches, as the FMC.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You have a\u00a0<strong>backup file of the faulty device<\/strong>, downloaded from the FMC.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The backup file is saved to an accessible location (e.g., an SCP server).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The faulty device has been removed from the network or powered off.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 1: Initial configuration of the replacement FTD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Install and Connect<\/strong>: Rack the new FTD and connect its management interface to the network so it can reach the FMC.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Run Setup Wizard<\/strong>: Access the FTD&#8217;s CLI and use the initial setup wizard to configure basic network settings, but do not set the old management IP or register the device to the FMC yet.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 2: Prepare for restore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Upload Backup<\/strong>: Transfer the backup file from your SCP server to the replacement FTD&#8217;s&nbsp;<code>\/var\/sf\/backup\/<\/code>&nbsp;directory using the CLI command&nbsp;<code>restore remote-manager-backup location scp-hostname username filepath backup tar-file<\/code>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 3: Restore the configuration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Initiate and Confirm<\/strong>: From the FTD&#8217;s CLI, run the restore command using the backup file (e.g.,&nbsp;<code>restore remote-manager-backup backup tar-file<\/code>) and confirm to overwrite existing configurations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reboot and Reconnect<\/strong>: The FTD will restore the configuration, reboot, and automatically reconnect to the FMC. It will be marked as &#8220;Out of Date&#8221; in the FMC.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 4: Finalize and deploy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Log in to FMC<\/strong>: Access the FMC web interface. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Redeploy Policies<\/strong>: The device will need its policies reapplied. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you had a Remote Access VPN, you will also need to re-add or re-enroll VPN certificates.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>happy Labbing&#8230;1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FTD RMA replacement added to FMC and restore the config This procedure describes how to restore a Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) configuration to a new, replacement unit using the Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) . The process involves using a backup file from the faulty device, which restores the configuration to the new hardware and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ccie-sec","category-cisco"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balajibandi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balajibandi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balajibandi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balajibandi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balajibandi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2690"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.balajibandi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2705,"href":"https:\/\/www.balajibandi.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2690\/revisions\/2705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balajibandi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balajibandi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balajibandi.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}