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Fortinet FortiGate to Palo Alto Migration

Moving from FortiOS to PAN-OS? NetConverter's comprehensive multi-step pipeline automates the conversion of firewall policies, VIPs, address objects, and service definitions with 95%+ accuracy and confidence scoring.

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The Challenge of FortiGate to Palo Alto Migration

Policy Structure Differences

FortiGate uses policy IDs and interface-pair based rules, while Palo Alto uses zone-based security policies with different matching logic.

VIP to NAT Translation

Fortinet's VIP objects must be decomposed into Palo Alto address objects and NAT rules - a tedious manual process.

Service Definition Mapping

Custom services and service groups have different syntax and need careful mapping to preserve port definitions.

Address Object Conversion

Address objects, address groups, and wildcards need to be converted to Palo Alto's address object format.

How NetConverter Solves It

Vendor-Neutral Translation

Our comprehensive multi-step pipeline normalizes configurations to a unified intermediate format, enabling accurate translation between any vendor pair.

Intelligent Policy Migration

Policies are converted with proper zone mapping, maintaining security intent while adapting to Palo Alto's model.

Automated VIP Conversion

VIPs are automatically converted to the appropriate address objects and NAT rules with correct mappings.

Service Migration

All service objects and groups are converted with port definitions and protocols preserved accurately.

Complete Object Migration

Address objects, groups, and wildcards are converted with naming conventions maintained.

4-Tier Validation System

Every translation undergoes comprehensive validation: syntax correctness, semantic accuracy, vendor best practices compliance, and AI-assisted review.

Confidence Scoring

Each conversion includes a confidence score indicating translation quality, helping you prioritize review efforts and ensuring production readiness.

See the Conversion in Action

Fortinet FortiGate (Source)Start Free Migration
config firewall address edit "DB_SERVER" set subnet 10.50.1.25 255.255.255.255 set comment "Database Server" next edit "APP_NETWORK" set subnet 10.50.2.0 255.255.255.0 next end config firewall service custom edit "MSSQL" set tcp-portrange 1433 next edit "MYSQL" set tcp-portrange 3306 next end config firewall policy edit 10 set name "App-to-DB-Access" set srcintf "app-zone" set dstintf "db-zone" set srcaddr "APP_NETWORK" set dstaddr "DB_SERVER" set action accept set service "MSSQL" "MYSQL" set logtraffic all next end
Palo Alto PAN-OS (Target)Start Free Migration
<!-- Address Objects --> <address> <entry name="DB_SERVER"> <ip-netmask>10.50.1.25/32</ip-netmask> <description>Database Server</description> </entry> <entry name="APP_NETWORK"> <ip-netmask>10.50.2.0/24</ip-netmask> </entry> </address> <!-- Service Objects --> <service> <entry name="MSSQL"> <protocol><tcp><port>1433</port></tcp></protocol> </entry> <entry name="MYSQL"> <protocol><tcp><port>3306</port></tcp></protocol> </entry> </service> <!-- Security Policy --> <security><rules> <entry name="App-to-DB-Access"> <from><member>app-zone</member></from> <to><member>db-zone</member></to> <source><member>APP_NETWORK</member></source> <destination><member>DB_SERVER</member></destination> <service> <member>MSSQL</member> <member>MYSQL</member> </service> <action>allow</action> <log-end>yes</log-end> </entry> </rules></security>

Migration Results

95%+
Accuracy
40x
Faster
<2min
Per Config
$0
For Most

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