Exporting the Firewall Configuration into Golden Template

To export firewall configuration into golden template

1. Navigate to Manager View | Home > Firewalls > Inventory page.

2. Click the Ellipses icon in the Action column for the firewall from which you want to export the firewall configuration and click Export to Template.

   

3. Enter a Template Name.

   

4. Enable Zero Touch Provisioning to enable automated deployment of the template configuration to Zero-Touch devices when the template is applied to target group(s) or device(s).

   Offline devices will be updated once they come online.

5. Enter a valid Description. This is an optional requirement.
6. Click Save to export the firewall configuration into the golden template.

7. Do one of the following:

   • Click Confirm to navigate to the Manager View | Home > Templates inventory.
   • Click Cancel to create a template on Manager View | Home > Templates page but stay on the Manager View | Home > Firewalls > Inventory page.

    

   • Only the custom objects are exported to the template configuration. This helps you to exclude default configurations and successfully deploy other essential custom objects to factory default firewalls.

   • The following configurations will not be exported to the template:

     • Time
     • VLAN Translation
     • Routing