Choose the Right Migration Process

There are two methods to migrate Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) configurations to Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) devices:

• CDO solution—If you intend to migrate your ASA configurations to FTD devices and manage them with Cisco Defense Orchestrator (CDO) and Firepower Device Manager (FDM), use the cloud-based process in CDO to migrate your ASA configurations.

• On-Premise solution (FMC)—If you intend to migrate your ASA configurations to FTD devices and manage them with Firepower Management Center (FMC), use the desktop application method to migrate your ASA configurations.

  To download the latest version of the Firepower Migration Tool, browse to https://software.cisco.com/download/home/286306503/type and click Firepower Migration Tool.

  You can also download the Migration Tool from the Firepower Threat Defense device download page.

• On-Premise solution (FDM)—If you intend to migrate your ASA configurations to FTD devices and manage them with Firepower Device Manager (FDM), use the cloud-based process in CDO to migrate your ASA configurations. You can then use FDM to manage your configuration.

This guide assumes that you have a basic understanding of CDO operations. To learn more, see the CDO Data Sheet.