ns-migration

ns-migration imports the configuration from NethServer 7 (NS7).

Before proceed, make sure to export NS7 configuration using nethserver-firewall-migration package:

access the NS7 machine as root
execute:
```
firewall-export
```
copy /var/lib/nethserver/firewall-migration/export.tar.gz inside NethSecurity installation using SSH

Usage

The main command is ns-import:

ns-import [-q] [-m oldmac=newmac] <exported_archive>

Usage example:

ns-import -m 'ae:12:3b:19:0a:2a=0b:64:31:69:ae:8a' export.tar.gz

The ns-import will:

explode the archive inside a temporary directory
invoke all the scripts inside /usr/share/firewall-import/ directory
pass the temporary directory as argument to each script

Scripts can also be invoked manually after extracting the archive. Example:

cd /tmp
tar xvzf export.tar.gz
/usr/share/firewall-import/network /tmp/export

The ns-import script is verbose by default, use the -q option to suppress output to standard output.

On first boot, if a file named /usr/share/migration/export.tar.gz is present, the system will automatically import the configuration. Migration output will be logged to /root/migration.log.

Remapping interfaces

When importing the configuration from an old machine to a new one, you need to remap network interface hardware addresses.

Usage example:

ns-import -m 'ae:12:3b:19:0a:2a=0b:64:31:69:ae:8a' export.tar.gz

The -m option will be used by migration scripts to move the configuration from the old network interface (ae:12:3b:19:0a:2a) to the new one (0b:64:31:69:ae:8a).

Root password

The passwd script imports the root user password.

Network

The network script will reset default configuration by deleting all wan and lan devices with associated firewall zones. It will import:

Ethernet interfaces
VLAN devices
Bridges
Bonds
Aliases
Firewall roles using firewall zones and forwarding
Source NAT rules

Differences since NS7:

source NAT are connected to wan outbound zone and not to a specific interface; this configuration can be changed by setting src option to * and adding device option set to the WAN physical ethernet interface
green zone has been renamed to lan
red zone has been renamed to wan
blue zone has been renamed to guest
orange zone has been renamed to dmz
bridges over bonds are not supported since UCI requires to setup an IP address on bond devices

Date and time

The time script will import:

timezone
NTP client status (enabled/disabled)
NTP server list

If NTP client is disabled on NS7, you must re-configure the time manually after the import.

DHCP

The dhcp script will import:

global options like DHCP max lease time
DHCP servers
DHCP static leases (reservations)

Differences since NS7

DHCP on non static interfaces like bonds, is not supported

DNS

The dns script will import:

system FQDN
global DNS configuration like local domain and DNS forwarders
static hosts
static wild card hosts
DNS redirect for Active Directory

TFTP options are migrated, but not the content of the tftp_root directory. To re-enable the service make sure to setup tftp_root option.

Static routes

The routes script will import:

all static routes

Port forwarding

The redirect script will import:

all port forwards

If HairpinNat option was enabled on NS7, all imported port forward will have hairpin enabled (see reflection option).

Differences since NS7:

port forwards with multiple IP limitations will be split into multiple redirects
port forwards with multiple ports will be split into multiple redirects

Firewall rules

The rules script will import:

all firewall rules

The following NS7 features are still not imported:

rules using NDPI services

Differences since NS7:

zones are migrated as CIDR networks
rules using non-existing zones will be disabled
NAT helpers are disabled by default
wan interfaces will accept extra traffic:
- DHCP replies (Allow-DHCP-Renew and Allow-DHCPv6 rules)
- Ping (Allow-Ping, Allow-ICMPv6-Input and Allow-ICMPv6-Forward rules)
- IGMP traffic (Allow-IGMP rule)
- Multicast traffic (Allow-MLD rule)
- IPsec (Allow-ISAKMP and Allow-IPSec-ESP rules)

The following NS7 features will not be migrated:

State option for rules: rules will be applied only to new connections
ExternalPing option: ping to wan is always permitted; disable corresponding rules to block it (see above)
MACValidation (MAC Binding), you can replicate the same behavior by deleting the forwarding from lan to wan and then creating a rule accepting traffic from a list of MAC addresses (src_mac option, see suggested solution)
Policy option: strict policy will be converted to permissive; you can replicate the same behavior by deleting forwarding rules for involved zones
SipAlg option: application level gateway (ALG) are disabled by default; if you need to enable NAT helper see suggested solution

MultiWAN

The wan script will import:

multiwan mode (balance/backup)
provider weight
IP to check WAN connectivity

The following NS7 features will not be migrated:

time matches for rules (not supported by mwan3)
mail notification on WAN status change
MaxNumberPacketLoss and MaxPercentPacketLoss tracking options
policy routing (divert rules)

Differences since NS7:

rules are presented in reverse order

After the migration you should tune tracking options for each wan interface.

QoS

The network script will also import:

download and upload bandwidth of wan interfaces

The following NS7 features will not be migrated:

QoS classes with reserved bandwidth
QoS rules

OpenVPN roadwarrior

The openvpn script will import:

CA, server and users certificates and keys
IP address reservation
user names with enabled/disabled status
password for users saved inside local OpenLDAP
LDAP configuration for remote authentication

The following NS7 features are still not migrated:

mail notification

Existing data from connection database are not imported.

OpenVPN tunnels

The openvpn_tunnels script will import

all OpenVPN tunnel servers
all OpenVPN tunnel clients

The following NS7 features will not be migrated:

WanPriorities option of tunnel client
bridged mode of tunnel clients

IPSec

The ipsec script will import:

IPSec tunnels with PSK authentication

Differences since NS7:

IPSec tunnels uses xfrm interfaces; if the original WAN was an ethernet interface, the xfrm inteface will be bound to it, otherwise the xfrm interface will be bound to the first available WAN

The following NS7 features will not be migrated:

Custom_ properties

Threat shield

The threat_shield script will import:

IP blacklist configuration with status (enabled/disabled), categories and local white list

If the categories comes from a community repositories, you should reconfigure after the import.

Subscription

The subscription script will import:

system identifier
system secret

Hotspot (Dedalo)

The hotspot script will import:

all configuration options

Differences since NS7:

the hotspot will work only on ethernet and vlan interfaces

If the migration has been executed on a new hardware, the hotspot interface will change MAC address. In this case, the unit must be manually registered to the remote Icaro server:

access Icaro portal and delete the new unit

/etc/init.d/dedalo reload
dedalo register -u <your reseller username> -p <your reseller password>
dedalo restart

Let’s Encrypt certificate

The acme script will import:

Let’s Encrypt account mail
certificate domains list

Let’s Encrypt certificates will not be migrated, but regenerated at the end of import process.

The following NS7 options will not be migrated:

LetsEncryptChallenge, it’s fixed to http

Reverse proxy (proxy pass)

The reverse_proxy script will import:

all path based rules
all host based rules

The following NS7 options will not be migrated:

HTTP and HTTPS

Differences since NS7:

redirection from HTTP to HTTPS is always enabled

Cloud DNS filter (Flashstart)

The flashstart script will import:

filter configuration and credentials

The following NS7 options will not be migrated:

PortalUrl
UpdateInterval

Other features

The following features are not migrated to NethSecurity:

Web proxy (Squid) and filter (ufdbGuard)
IPS (Suricata) and IPS alerts (EveBox)
UPS monitoring (NUT)
System statistics (Collectd)
Reports (Dante)
Bandwidth monitor (ntopng)
Fail2ban