topic Re: Automatically convert VSX HA to VSLS during upgrade? in Firewall and Security Management

Automatically convert VSX HA to VSLS during upgrade?

Tobias_C — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 21:15:17 GMT

So... I read this in the Release Notes for R81.10:

(https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R81.10/WebAdminGuides/EN/CP_R81.10_RN/Topics-RN/Supported-Upgrade-Paths.htm)

From that I was under the impression that an upgrade from R80.20 (kernel 2.6) to R81.10 would automatically convert the VSX cluster to VSLS. I tested this on a few gateways in a lab but after the upgrade, using central deployment in SmartConsole, the VSX cluster is still in HA mode. Did I understand the statement in the Notes wrong ?

Re: Automatically convert VSX HA to VSLS during upgrade?

Oliver_Fink — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 08:35:00 GMT

That is what happened after an VSX upgrade from R80.30 to R81.10 last year: still HA. We had to convert manually after suggestion from TAC to convert from HA to VSLS due to problems. HA after upgrade seems to be some kind of half-baked supported. 😉

Re: Automatically convert VSX HA to VSLS during upgrade?

Tobias_C — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 08:55:15 GMT

Ok...Thanks!

...so that means I'm not totally stupid 😄

(I did convert the cluster after the upgrade with no issues)

Re: Automatically convert VSX HA to VSLS during upgrade?

_Val_ — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 12:11:30 GMT

Hi all, I finally got feedback from R&D. The statement in RN is incorrect, we will fix it soon. Thanks for bringing it up.

Re: Automatically convert VSX HA to VSLS during upgrade?

Chris_Atkinson — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 14:19:19 GMT

From sk180180:

VSX: Starting R81.10, VSLS is the only supported mode for new installations. Upgrade to R81.10 from earlier versions that use High Availability is supported. The change delivers a single unified model (Virtual System High Availability is one use case of the VSLS mode).

Re: Automatically convert VSX HA to VSLS during upgrade?

the_rock — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 15:28:17 GMT

@Tobias_C lol