https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Scripts/Check-Point-Gateway-Uptime-amp-Service-Integrity-Check/m-p/268253#M1354 <P data-start="122" data-end="178"><STRONG data-start="122" data-end="178">Check Point Gateway Uptime &amp; Service Integrity Check</STRONG></P> <P data-start="180" data-end="282">In production environments, uptime alone is not enough to understand the real stability of a firewall.</P> <P data-start="284" data-end="371">This script correlates <STRONG data-start="307" data-end="336">three critical indicators</STRONG> on a Check Point Security Gateway:</P> <P data-start="373" data-end="633">• <STRONG data-start="375" data-end="392">System Uptime</STRONG> – How long the operating system has been running<BR data-start="441" data-end="444" />• <STRONG data-start="446" data-end="474">Kernel / Firewall Uptime</STRONG> – How long the firewall kernel is actually active<BR data-start="524" data-end="527" />• <STRONG data-start="529" data-end="561">Firewall Services START_TIME(from "cpwd_admin list")</STRONG> – Whether any firewall-related daemons were restarted after system boot</P> <P data-start="635" data-end="857">By comparing system uptime with individual service START_TIME values, the tool detects <STRONG data-start="722" data-end="749">silent service restarts</STRONG> that do not appear in standard uptime checks but may indicate crashes, manual restarts, or partial outages.</P> <P data-start="859" data-end="992">Only services that were restarted after the last system boot are reported, keeping the output clean and operationally meaningful.</P> <P data-start="859" data-end="992">&nbsp;</P> <P><EM>Note: One-time before running the script</EM></P> <P><EM>Expert mode: chmod +x cp_uptime_integrity_checker.py</EM></P> <P><EM>Expert mode: dos2unix&nbsp;cp_uptime_integrity_checker.py</EM></P> <P data-start="859" data-end="992">&nbsp;</P> <P data-start="859" data-end="992"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="uptimecheck.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/32876i9E090C2F934FCB32/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="uptimecheck.png" alt="uptimecheck.png" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Sun, 15 Feb 2026 07:30:11 GMT TurgutKaplanogl 2026-02-15T07:30:11Z https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Scripts/Check-Point-Gateway-Uptime-amp-Service-Integrity-Check/m-p/268253#M1354 5 Sun, 15 Feb 2026 07:30:11 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Scripts/Check-Point-Gateway-Uptime-amp-Service-Integrity-Check/m-p/268253#M1354 TurgutKaplanogl 2026-02-15T07:30:11Z https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Scripts/Check-Point-Gateway-Uptime-amp-Service-Integrity-Check/m-p/268336#M1361 <P>Works well!</P> Thu, 22 Jan 2026 23:19:44 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Scripts/Check-Point-Gateway-Uptime-amp-Service-Integrity-Check/m-p/268336#M1361 the_rock 2026-01-22T23:19:44Z https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Scripts/Check-Point-Gateway-Uptime-amp-Service-Integrity-Check/m-p/268831#M1409 <P>Had customer test it, they said worked fine. Thank you!</P> Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:22:50 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Scripts/Check-Point-Gateway-Uptime-amp-Service-Integrity-Check/m-p/268831#M1409 the_rock 2026-01-27T19:22:50Z https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Scripts/Check-Point-Gateway-Uptime-amp-Service-Integrity-Check/m-p/268837#M1410 <P>Thanks for your feedback.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:51:42 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Scripts/Check-Point-Gateway-Uptime-amp-Service-Integrity-Check/m-p/268837#M1410 TurgutKaplanogl 2026-01-27T19:51:42Z https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Scripts/Check-Point-Gateway-Uptime-amp-Service-Integrity-Check/m-p/268839#M1411 <P>THANK YOU!</P> Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:55:54 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Scripts/Check-Point-Gateway-Uptime-amp-Service-Integrity-Check/m-p/268839#M1411 the_rock 2026-01-27T19:55:54Z