Problem :
Restore backup on different hardware leaves the firewall unusable afetr upgrading to Different hardware
Cause :
/etc/businfotab file contains the mac address of old NIC
Solution :
Remove the businfotab under etc directory
on shell:
press “0” to access shell
type login and hit enter
You will be asked to provide password if you have setup one or the password of your old firewall from which you have acquired the backup tar file
cd /etc
rm businfotab
shutdown -r now and hit enter (will reboot the firewall)