https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/Upgrading-from-R80-20-TO-R81-Snapshot-and-recovery/m-p/133911#M24071 <P>Hi Guys</P><P>Next week I will be upgrading our management server from R80.20 to R81, this is running on vmware.</P><P>My question is, if the upgrade fails, what is the best way to restore the system to a previous state?</P><P>I will be taking a vmware level snapshot anyway, but what is best from a Checkpoint side? would I need to install R80.20 fresh and then import the snapshot?</P><P>If the upgrade fails, is part of the process for it to roll back automatically?</P><P>cheers</P> Fri, 12 Nov 2021 11:14:24 GMT carl_t 2021-11-12T11:14:24Z https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/Upgrading-from-R80-20-TO-R81-Snapshot-and-recovery/m-p/133911#M24071 <P>Hi Guys</P><P>Next week I will be upgrading our management server from R80.20 to R81, this is running on vmware.</P><P>My question is, if the upgrade fails, what is the best way to restore the system to a previous state?</P><P>I will be taking a vmware level snapshot anyway, but what is best from a Checkpoint side? would I need to install R80.20 fresh and then import the snapshot?</P><P>If the upgrade fails, is part of the process for it to roll back automatically?</P><P>cheers</P> Fri, 12 Nov 2021 11:14:24 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/Upgrading-from-R80-20-TO-R81-Snapshot-and-recovery/m-p/133911#M24071 carl_t 2021-11-12T11:14:24Z https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/Upgrading-from-R80-20-TO-R81-Snapshot-and-recovery/m-p/133962#M24077 <P>CPUSE takes a snapshot before executing the upgrade.<BR />You should be able to simply revert to that snapshot.</P> <P>Note that snapshots done at the VMware level should be done with the power OFF on the VM or you may end up with a corrupted snapshot.</P> Fri, 12 Nov 2021 21:26:19 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/Upgrading-from-R80-20-TO-R81-Snapshot-and-recovery/m-p/133962#M24077 PhoneBoy 2021-11-12T21:26:19Z