Configuration backup restoration from one SmartZone platform to another
Summary
Restoration of Configuration backup is possible only between same platform of SmartZone. The only exception is that SZ100 configuration backup can be used to restore on an SZ144 (but not vice-versa)Question
Can we migrate or restore configuration backup from one platform of SmartZone to the other, for instance, migrating configuration from a vSZ-E to a vSZ-H, SZ-100, SZ-300 etc.?Customer Environment
Any platform and version of SmartZoneSymptoms
Root Cause
Design IntentResolution
Following matrix explains which SmartZone platform support migration from one to the other -| Backup Type | Source SZ type | Destination SZ type | Whether Possible or not (Yes/No) |
| Configuration Backup | vSZ-E | vSZ-H | No |
| Configuration Backup | vSZ-E | SZ-100 | No |
| Configuration Backup | vSZ-E | SZ-144 | No |
| Configuration Backup | vSZ-E | SZ-300 | No |
| Configuration Backup | vSZ-H | vSZ-E | No |
| Configuration Backup | vSZ-H | SZ-100 | No |
| Configuration Backup | vSZ-H | SZ-144 | No |
| Configuration Backup | vSZ-H | SZ-300 | No |
| Configuration Backup | SZ-100 | SZ-144 | Yes |
| Configuration Backup | SZ-100 | vSZ-E | No |
| Configuration Backup | SZ-100 | vSZ-H | No |
| Configuration Backup | SZ-100 | SZ-300 | No |
| Configuration Backup | SZ-144 | SZ-100 | No |
| Configuration Backup | SZ-144 | vSZ-E | No |
| Configuration Backup | SZ-144 | vSZ-H | No |
| Configuration Backup | SZ-144 | SZ-300 | No |
| Configuration Backup | SZ-300 | vSZ-E | No |
| Configuration Backup | SZ-300 | vSZ-H | No |
| Configuration Backup | SZ-300 | SZ-100 | No |
| Configuration Backup | SZ-300 | SZ-144 | No |
| Configuration Backup | vSZ-H Single Interface | vSZ-H 3 Interface | No |
| Configuration Backup | vSZ-H 3 Interface | vSZ-H Single Interface | No |
As we can in the matrix above, Restoration of Configuration backup is not possible between different platforms of SmartZone with the only exception of migration from SZ-100 to SZ-144 (but not vice-versa).
Note :
If we have configuration backup of a SZ104 or SZ124 which is from version 5.2.x.x/ 6.x.x.x/7.x.x.x then you can restore it in the SZ144 running 5.2.x.x/6.x.x.x/7.x.x.x.
vSZ-E and vSZ-H configuration backups cannot be restored on SZ144 and vice-versa.
This is only about the configuration backup, not about the AP firmware that can be used in a zone.
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000010855Article Number:
000014506
Updated:
January 09, 2026 01:34 PM (1 day ago)
Tags:
Installation, Known Issues and Workarounds, SmartCell Gateway
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