The latest articles on DEV Community by Arun Kumar (@arun_kumar_2ab133a4fa6613). https://dev.to/arun_kumar_2ab133a4fa6613 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4109830%2F62b6f46f-2395-490f-9312-d3bc7b6f5de9.png https://dev.to/arun_kumar_2ab133a4fa6613 en Arun Kumar Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:10:22 +0000 https://dev.to/arun_kumar_2ab133a4fa6613/i-built-an-open-source-automated-migration-tool-vmware-avi-vantage-to-fortiadc-avi2fortiadc-4p7f https://dev.to/arun_kumar_2ab133a4fa6613/i-built-an-open-source-automated-migration-tool-vmware-avi-vantage-to-fortiadc-avi2fortiadc-4p7f <p>Hey everyone,</p> <p>Migrating complex load balancing environments from VMware Avi (NSX ALB) to FortiADC manually is time-consuming and error-prone (especially translating virtual services, pool groups, health monitors, SSL profiles, and Lua DataScripts).</p> <p>To solve this, I open-sourced <strong>avi2fortiadc</strong>:<br> 👉 <a href="https://github.com/Arunar09/avi2fortiadc" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/Arunar09/avi2fortiadc</a></p> <h3> Key Features: </h3> <ul> <li> <strong>Full Discovery &amp; Conversion:</strong> Virtual Services, Pools, Persistence, SSL profiles, and Health Monitors.</li> <li> <strong>DataScript Parser &amp; Converter:</strong> Translates Avi Lua scripts into FortiADC native Lua / content routing rules.</li> <li> <strong>Web UI &amp; Visual Topology:</strong> Review migration impact, diff configs, and inspect dependency graphs before pushing.</li> <li> <strong>Dry-Run &amp; Deployment Pipeline:</strong> Ordered zero-downtime provisioning via FortiADC REST API with automatic rollback script generation.</li> <li> <strong>Air-Gapped / Hybrid LLM Advisory:</strong> Built-in compliance-safe LLM gateway (supports local Ollama or enterprise proxy) for advisory explanations.</li> </ul> <p>Feedback, PRs, and feature requests are welcome!</p> ai migration nsx fortinet