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Question about Inline-layer

RemoteUser — Mon, 18 May 2026 07:38:55 GMT

Hi Mates,

Hope you are all doing well.

I know that the limit for inline layers is 251. However, is there also a limit for the number of usable rules inside a single inline layer (rules under the parent rule), or is there no specific limit?

Thanks in advance

Re: Question about Inline-layer

Lesley — Mon, 18 May 2026 08:06:45 GMT

The Security Gateway supports a maximum of 251 user-defined layers (in total, it supports 256 - 5 are reserved). --> indeed still true for R82

Regarding the amount of rules, I cannot find a limitation listed. So I would assume it would be around 20.000 like the recommend maximum amount of normal rules. But that would not benefit the layer itself I think. I would recommend to keep it around couple hundred maximum, maybe less. Or then make a new layer.

Re: Question about Inline-layer

PhoneBoy — Mon, 18 May 2026 15:38:30 GMT

In recent versions, we actually list the maximum number of various types of objects supported in the Release Notes.
For R82, it's: https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R82/WebAdminGuides/EN/CP_R82_RN/Content/Topics-RN/Maximum-Supported-Items.htm

It's less about the number of rules in a specific layer and more about the total number of rules for all assigned ordered/inline layers in the Policy Package.