topic Re: Need to replace both firewalls in the cluster setup with same hardware and os in Firewall and Security Management https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Firewall-and-Security-Management/Need-to-replace-both-firewalls-in-the-cluster-setup-with-same/m-p/9808#M554 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>R77.40 is not a valid version.</P><P>If these are 1490s, they are most likely running R77.<STRONG>20</STRONG>.</P><P>Are these 1490s managed with an external management station (e.g. a Smart-1 appliance) or are they self-managed?</P><P></P><P>The more information you can provide about the environment and why you are needing to perform a replacement,&nbsp;the&nbsp;better assistance we can provide.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 28 Mar 2018 20:10:58 GMT PhoneBoy 2018-03-28T20:10:58Z Need to replace both firewalls in the cluster setup with same hardware and os https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Firewall-and-Security-Management/Need-to-replace-both-firewalls-in-the-cluster-setup-with-same/m-p/9807#M553 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Need to replace both firewalls in the cluster setup with same hardware and Os . The new and existing hardware is 1490 and the os is R 77.40</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 28 Mar 2018 03:21:33 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Firewall-and-Security-Management/Need-to-replace-both-firewalls-in-the-cluster-setup-with-same/m-p/9807#M553 Brianpiraty_Ale 2018-03-28T03:21:33Z Re: Need to replace both firewalls in the cluster setup with same hardware and os https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Firewall-and-Security-Management/Need-to-replace-both-firewalls-in-the-cluster-setup-with-same/m-p/9808#M554 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>R77.40 is not a valid version.</P><P>If these are 1490s, they are most likely running R77.<STRONG>20</STRONG>.</P><P>Are these 1490s managed with an external management station (e.g. a Smart-1 appliance) or are they self-managed?</P><P></P><P>The more information you can provide about the environment and why you are needing to perform a replacement,&nbsp;the&nbsp;better assistance we can provide.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 28 Mar 2018 20:10:58 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Firewall-and-Security-Management/Need-to-replace-both-firewalls-in-the-cluster-setup-with-same/m-p/9808#M554 PhoneBoy 2018-03-28T20:10:58Z Re: Need to replace both firewalls in the cluster setup with same hardware and os https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Firewall-and-Security-Management/Need-to-replace-both-firewalls-in-the-cluster-setup-with-same/m-p/9809#M555 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>managed by a smart-1 appliance . current OS is 77.20. there is a h/w failure on both</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 28 Mar 2018 21:53:12 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Firewall-and-Security-Management/Need-to-replace-both-firewalls-in-the-cluster-setup-with-same/m-p/9809#M555 Brianpiraty_Ale 2018-03-28T21:53:12Z Re: Need to replace both firewalls in the cluster setup with same hardware and os https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Firewall-and-Security-Management/Need-to-replace-both-firewalls-in-the-cluster-setup-with-same/m-p/9810#M556 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>In this case, it should be relatively straightforward:</P><P></P><OL><LI>Configure the 1490s with the network settings/IPs of the previous appliances. You did make backups/notes of this, right? Also configure a SIC password (can be different from previous one).</LI><LI>In the individual gateway objects in SmartConsole, reset SIC and re-establish SIC to each gateway using the password&nbsp;created in step 1.</LI><LI>Push policy to new gateways.</LI></OL></BODY></HTML> Thu, 29 Mar 2018 00:21:53 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Firewall-and-Security-Management/Need-to-replace-both-firewalls-in-the-cluster-setup-with-same/m-p/9810#M556 PhoneBoy 2018-03-29T00:21:53Z Re: Need to replace both firewalls in the cluster setup with same hardware and os https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Firewall-and-Security-Management/Need-to-replace-both-firewalls-in-the-cluster-setup-with-same/m-p/9811#M557 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks. actually the existing firewall is not completely down. in that case can you explain the steps for replacing the firewalls with minimum/zero downtime?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 29 Mar 2018 13:21:10 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Firewall-and-Security-Management/Need-to-replace-both-firewalls-in-the-cluster-setup-with-same/m-p/9811#M557 Brianpiraty_Ale 2018-03-29T13:21:10Z Re: Need to replace both firewalls in the cluster setup with same hardware and os https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Firewall-and-Security-Management/Need-to-replace-both-firewalls-in-the-cluster-setup-with-same/m-p/9812#M558 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>There is no easy way for this replacement - please see <EM>Check Point 1100/1200R/1400 Appliances Centrally Managed Administration Guide R77.20.75</EM> p.13ff.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 29 Mar 2018 14:04:51 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Firewall-and-Security-Management/Need-to-replace-both-firewalls-in-the-cluster-setup-with-same/m-p/9812#M558 G_W_Albrecht 2018-03-29T14:04:51Z Re: Need to replace both firewalls in the cluster setup with same hardware and os https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Firewall-and-Security-Management/Need-to-replace-both-firewalls-in-the-cluster-setup-with-same/m-p/9813#M559 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Define "not completely down."&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 29 Mar 2018 14:17:13 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Firewall-and-Security-Management/Need-to-replace-both-firewalls-in-the-cluster-setup-with-same/m-p/9813#M559 PhoneBoy 2018-03-29T14:17:13Z Re: Need to replace both firewalls in the cluster setup with same hardware and os https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Firewall-and-Security-Management/Need-to-replace-both-firewalls-in-the-cluster-setup-with-same/m-p/9814#M560 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>one of them has front panle LED issue and other one has battery issue</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 29 Mar 2018 15:47:08 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Firewall-and-Security-Management/Need-to-replace-both-firewalls-in-the-cluster-setup-with-same/m-p/9814#M560 Brianpiraty_Ale 2018-03-29T15:47:08Z