SmartMove - Palo Alto Migration

[Martin_Schagerl]

Hi,

i have to migrate Rulebase and Objects from Panorama to Checkpoint.

I was planning to use the SmartMove tool at least for the object import and do the rules then via the mgmt_cli.

unfortunately smartmove cannot parse the tgz file i have received from the Palo Admins.

The Gui throws an Error:  Could not convert configuration file

the debug.log returns:

[18.04.2025 12:01:15] Der Index war außerhalb des Arraybereichs.
bei PanoramaPaloAltoMigration.PanoramaParser.GetPanoramaConfFile(String outConfigsFolder) in C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Jenkins\.jenkins\workspace\SmartMove\PaloAltoMigration\PanoramaParser.cs:Zeile 62.
bei PanoramaPaloAltoMigration.PanoramaParser.ParseWithTargetFolder(String filename, String targetFolder) in C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Jenkins\.jenkins\workspace\SmartMove\PaloAltoMigration\PanoramaParser.cs:Zeile 40.
bei SmartMove.MainWindow.<>c__DisplayClass91_2.<Go_OnClick>b__1() in C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Jenkins\.jenkins\workspace\SmartMove\SmartMove\MainWindow.xaml.cs:Zeile 589.
bei System.Threading.Tasks.Task.InnerInvoke()
bei System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()
--- Ende der Stapelüberwachung vom vorhergehenden Ort, an dem die Ausnahme ausgelöst wurde ---
bei System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task)
bei System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
bei System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.GetResult()
bei SmartMove.MainWindow.<Go_OnClick>d__91.MoveNext() in C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Jenkins\.jenkins\workspace\SmartMove\SmartMove\MainWindow.xaml.cs:Zeile 589.

Any ideas?

The input file is a tgz file containg a bunch of xml files (seems like one for each FW, mostly OS related and a big xml file for the panorama host containing objects and rulebase)

thx!

[G_W_Albrecht]

If the admins did follow sk115416 better contact CP TAC to get this resolved!

[Martin_Schagerl]

they followed the SK.

i contacted TAC but they kinda refused to help as smartmove is not supported by tac, only checkmates 😞

[G_W_Albrecht]

I see, that also can be found in sk115416. Should be supported by CP Professional Services if you pay for it.

[the_rock]

Thats actually universal with any TAC out there, and technically, they are right when they say to people its more of a PS engagement.

Anyway, let me do my best to help you. I did this once before and what my colleague and I had to do was essentially "convert" rulebase and open it in notepad ++ and then use regex methods to make it valid for CP format.

Below is example we used for Fortigate (I sadly cant find one for Palo Alto, but you get an idea).

Regex: ^(\d+),(.*),(.*),(.*),(.*).(.*),(.*)\r\n
Replace: edit \1\r\n set srcintf "any"\r\n set dstintf "any"\r\n set name "\3"\r\n set source "\4"\r\n set destination "\4"\r\n set service \5\r\n set logtraffic all\r\n set action \7\r\nnext\r\n

Regular expression (regex) reference | Pexip Infinity Docs

Ultimate Regex Cheat Sheet - KeyCDN Support

regex - Regular expression to match a line that doesn't contain a word - Stack Overflow

Best,

Andy

[the_rock]

Forgot to add...I feel like it would be BEST if you are indeed able to open rules in notepad++, that would be literally 50% of work right there.

Andy