topic Azure firewall deployment - recommended settings in Firewall and Security Management

Azure firewall deployment - recommended settings

JaySon_2021 — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 13:46:20 GMT

We have to deploy a R80.40 firewall manager and gateway cluster in Azure. When I choose the gateway it gives me several hardware choices with different CPU, Mem, HD, etc. Is their a guide to properly size and choose the correct parameters? Or can this be changed easily later if we run into capacity and/or performance issues?

Re: Azure firewall deployment - recommended settings

the_rock — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:38:15 GMT

I will let someone more familiar with this confirm for you, but below is doc I used to refer to in the past. There is sub link there as well for newer versions.

https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk110194#Deployment%20using%20a%20Solution%20Template

https://dl3.checkpoint.com/paid/a2/a272df2144beceb76c46daf3d0b52a57/CP_CloudGuard_Network_for_Azure_VMSS_R80.10_and_higher_AdminGuide.pdf?HashKey=1646930250_ab00217bbfb5880d1e467c5dc7ae8d59&xtn=.pdf

As far as changing specs later, I believe it is possible.

Re: Azure firewall deployment - recommended settings

Chris_Atkinson — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:41:41 GMT

Intel CPU instance types are preferred e.g. D2_V2 , D3_V2 , D4_V2

Refer also:

https://www.checkpoint.com/downloads/products/cloudguard-gateway-performance-for-microsoft-azure-datasheet.pdf