topic Re: Increasing CPU on VM Security Gateway in Firewall and Security Management

Increasing CPU on VM Security Gateway

Tu2pel — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 04:01:14 GMT

We have a VM gateway that is still running R80.10 that I need to upgrade to R81.10. The VM has only 2 CPU core and 4GB memory and we are looking to upgrade the CPU and Memory. My query is, is there any SK or steps that needs to be done for the Checkpoint OS to recognise the additional VM resources ? (e.g. when additional disk is added, it has to be extended as a physical disk for the CHeckpoint OS to be able to use it, so something similar)

Re: Increasing CPU on VM Security Gateway

abihsot__ — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 07:47:30 GMT

As far as I know, for memory you just shut down, increase memory and start it again. Nothing else to do here.

As for CPU, make sure you have license to cover the increase. Also please check corexl distribution as it might not be updated automatically. Anyway, I am pretty sure there are loads of SK articles in knowledge base.

Re: Increasing CPU on VM Security Gateway

Chris_Atkinson — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 10:02:58 GMT

License permitting sk149512 should give you an idea, mainly cpconfig > corexl.

Re: Increasing CPU on VM Security Gateway

Lesley — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 10:11:36 GMT

Hello,

The question was for mgmt system on VMware. On VM you can just increase the memory and CPU like abihsot__ shared.

I would check out this SK, it does not really answer the question but more generic tips regarding performance:

https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk104848&partition=Basic&product=Quantum

Re: Increasing CPU on VM Security Gateway

Chris_Atkinson — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 10:49:45 GMT

The OP clearly says gateway?

Re: Increasing CPU on VM Security Gateway

Lesley — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 10:56:16 GMT

My mistake still have to wake-up