https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/what-happens-when-you-restart-checkpoint-services/m-p/85911#M17238 <P>By typing cpstop;cpstart does it break all the existing connections on the firewall? so does it affect production traffic?</P> Wed, 20 May 2020 15:20:54 GMT kb1 2020-05-20T15:20:54Z https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/what-happens-when-you-restart-checkpoint-services/m-p/85911#M17238 <P>By typing cpstop;cpstart does it break all the existing connections on the firewall? so does it affect production traffic?</P> Wed, 20 May 2020 15:20:54 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/what-happens-when-you-restart-checkpoint-services/m-p/85911#M17238 kb1 2020-05-20T15:20:54Z https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/what-happens-when-you-restart-checkpoint-services/m-p/85947#M17242 It not only stops all processes but it unloads the security policy and disables IP Forwarding.<BR />It very much impacts production traffic and should only be done in a maintenance window. Wed, 20 May 2020 21:24:37 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/what-happens-when-you-restart-checkpoint-services/m-p/85947#M17242 PhoneBoy 2020-05-20T21:24:37Z https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/what-happens-when-you-restart-checkpoint-services/m-p/86385#M17327 thank you as always Tue, 26 May 2020 17:21:53 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/what-happens-when-you-restart-checkpoint-services/m-p/86385#M17327 kb1 2020-05-26T17:21:53Z