https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Spark-Firewall-SMB/SMP-Upgrade-Migration/m-p/97504#M4174 <P>Hi all,</P> <P>According to <A href="https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&amp;solutionid=sk117544&amp;partition=Basic&amp;product=SMP," target="_blank" rel="noopener">sk117544</A>, the only upgrade path for anyone that’s currently running SMP R12.11 on-prem (with a relatively small # of gateways) is to move to the cloud SMP:</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Capture.PNG" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/8148iA8275D0849F9C16B/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Capture.PNG" alt="Capture.PNG" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Why do we recommend the cloud SMP for smaller environments? Also, do we have any tools to assist in a migration from on-prem to cloud?</P> <P>Thank you!</P> Thu, 24 Sep 2020 23:16:14 GMT jthomp26 2020-09-24T23:16:14Z https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Spark-Firewall-SMB/SMP-Upgrade-Migration/m-p/97504#M4174 <P>Hi all,</P> <P>According to <A href="https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&amp;solutionid=sk117544&amp;partition=Basic&amp;product=SMP," target="_blank" rel="noopener">sk117544</A>, the only upgrade path for anyone that’s currently running SMP R12.11 on-prem (with a relatively small # of gateways) is to move to the cloud SMP:</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Capture.PNG" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/8148iA8275D0849F9C16B/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Capture.PNG" alt="Capture.PNG" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Why do we recommend the cloud SMP for smaller environments? Also, do we have any tools to assist in a migration from on-prem to cloud?</P> <P>Thank you!</P> Thu, 24 Sep 2020 23:16:14 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Spark-Firewall-SMB/SMP-Upgrade-Migration/m-p/97504#M4174 jthomp26 2020-09-24T23:16:14Z https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Spark-Firewall-SMB/SMP-Upgrade-Migration/m-p/97560#M4175 <P>The on-prem SMP product was originally developed by Sofaware a couple of decades ago for <A href="mailto:Safe@/UTM-1" target="_blank">Safe@/UTM-1</A>&nbsp;EDGE appliances.<BR />It runs on now legacy versions of Windows OS and Check Point code, which creates some obvious maintenance/stability challenges.</P> <P>Most of our focus/efforts have been on improving the Cloud-based SMP service, which is the most appropriate solution for the majority of our customers.<BR />Transitioning from on-prem SMP to Cloud-based SMP is something many customers have done, both large and small.<BR />Please open a TAC case and you will be guided through the process.&nbsp;</P> Fri, 25 Sep 2020 20:29:32 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Spark-Firewall-SMB/SMP-Upgrade-Migration/m-p/97560#M4175 PhoneBoy 2020-09-25T20:29:32Z