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Hi Team,
I’m after some insights about upgrading a SMS in Azure from R81.10 to R81.20 as I’ve got entry level experience with Azure.
In place upgrade (https://support.checkpoint.com/results/download/133468) didn’t work throwing an error about partition “Your partitions are not in Check Point standard format, and an upgrade is not possible. Reinstall your system and verify correct partitioning.” As per sk180769, it looks in place upgrade is not supported.
We're currently considering carrying out an advanced upgrade, however I'm unsure about a few points in Azure. My approach is as follows:
- download and install R81.20 upgrade tools on R81.10 SMS
- run an upgrade verify, followed by addressing any error, warnings, etc.
- export the DB, and copy it out verifying its checksum
- shut down the R81.10 SMS, de-associating it’s vNIC
- build the new R81.20 SMS from marketplace in the same region (do we need to create a new resource group for it?), having the same name as the R81.10 SMS
- associate R81.10’s NIC to R81.20 SMS
- install the latest HFA
- import the DB
Points 4-6 are bit blurry to me, is this the right approach, did anyone out there go through the same?
Just to note that I went through sk155632 our SMS doesn't have a public ip address as alias just a single private ip address
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Hi Team,
I’m after some insights about upgrading a SMS in Azure from R81.10 to R81.20 as I’ve got entry level experience with Azure.
In place upgrade (https://support.checkpoint.com/results/download/133468) didn’t work throwing an error about partition “Your partitions are not in Check Point standard format, and an upgrade is not possible. Reinstall your system and verify correct partitioning.” As per sk180769, it looks in place upgrade is not supported.
We're currently considering carrying out an advanced upgrade, however I'm unsure about a few points in Azure. My approach is as follows:
- download and install R81.20 upgrade tools on R81.10 SMS
- run an upgrade verify, followed by addressing any error, warnings, etc.
- export the DB, and copy it out verifying its checksum
- shut down the R81.10 SMS, de-associating it’s vNIC
- build the new R81.20 SMS from marketplace in the same region (do we need to create a new resource group for it?), having the same name as the R81.10 SMS
- associate R81.10’s NIC to R81.20 SMS
- install the latest HFA
- import the DB
Points 4-6 are bit blurry to me, is this the right approach, did anyone out there go through the same?
Just to note that I went through sk155632 our SMS doesn't have a public ip address as alias just a single private ip address
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Hi Team,
I’m after some insights about upgrading a SMS in Azure from R81.10 to R81.20 as I’ve got entry level experience with Azure.
In place upgrade (https://support.checkpoint.com/results/download/133468) didn’t work throwing an error about partition “Your partitions are not in Check Point standard format, and an upgrade is not possible. Reinstall your system and verify correct partitioning.” As per sk180769, it looks in place upgrade is not supported.
We're currently considering carrying out an advanced upgrade, however I'm unsure about a few points in Azure. My approach is as follows:
- download and install R81.20 upgrade tools on R81.10 SMS
- run an upgrade verify, followed by addressing any error, warnings, etc.
- export the DB, and copy it out verifying its checksum
- shut down the R81.10 SMS, de-associating it’s vNIC
- build the new R81.20 SMS from marketplace in the same region (do we need to create a new resource group for it?), having the same name as the R81.10 SMS
- associate R81.10’s NIC to R81.20 SMS
- install the latest HFA
- import the DB
Points 4-6 are bit blurry to me, is this the right approach, did anyone out there go through the same?
Just to note that I went through sk155632 our SMS doesn't have a public ip address as alias just a single private ip address
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I had done in-place upgrade couple times and worked without any issues.
Andy
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Andy
"Have a great day and if its not, change it"
Andy
"Have a great day and if its not, change it"
I had done in-place upgrade couple times and worked without any issues.
Andy
Best,
Andy
"Have a great day and if its not, change it"
Andy
"Have a great day and if its not, change it"
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Thanks Andy,
We did raise a ticket with TAC to get their confirmation "I verified the in-place upgrade method would not work for that Azure image, which was deployed in 2022. The only method for this upgrade would be the side-by-side upgrade"
Thanks Andy,
We did raise a ticket with TAC to get their confirmation "I verified the in-place upgrade method would not work for that Azure image, which was deployed in 2022. The only method for this upgrade would be the side-by-side upgrade"
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Makes sense...I can totally see logic in what they told you, since I believe in place upgrade became available in 2023, if I recall correctly.
Andy
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Andy
"Have a great day and if its not, change it"
Andy
"Have a great day and if its not, change it"
Makes sense...I can totally see logic in what they told you, since I believe in place upgrade became available in 2023, if I recall correctly.
Andy
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Andy
"Have a great day and if its not, change it"
Andy
"Have a great day and if its not, change it"
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It's because of the multiple partitions. Also not supported for on-prem for upgrading to R81.20.
Kind regards, Amir Senn
It's because of the multiple partitions. Also not supported for on-prem for upgrading to R81.20.
Kind regards, Amir Senn
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We have a dedicated admin guide for upgrading, I suggest following them:
sk162365: Upgrade/Update documentation for CloudGuard Network Security in Public Cloud
Kind regards, Amir Senn
We have a dedicated admin guide for upgrading, I suggest following them:
sk162365: Upgrade/Update documentation for CloudGuard Network Security in Public Cloud
Kind regards, Amir Senn
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I remember following 1st link both times.
Andy
Best,
Andy
"Have a great day and if its not, change it"
Andy
"Have a great day and if its not, change it"
I remember following 1st link both times.
Andy
Best,
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"Have a great day and if its not, change it"
Andy
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Came across a fantastic video for Chris Martel showing exactly what we're after: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm80UUlsKTI
Came across a fantastic video for Chris Martel showing exactly what we're after: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm80UUlsKTI
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Amazing reference, thank you for that!
Andy
Best,
Andy
"Have a great day and if its not, change it"
Andy
"Have a great day and if its not, change it"
Amazing reference, thank you for that!
Andy
Best,
Andy
"Have a great day and if its not, change it"
Andy
"Have a great day and if its not, change it"
