Migrating frontend Loadbalancer (PIP & LB rules) between CloudGuard deployments(R80.40 to R81.20)

[Arend]

Hi,

We are executing a side-by-side deployment since an inplace upgrade for a HA cloudGuard deployment gives the following error when doing the verifier in the SmartConsole.

Existing: R80.40 HA installation (SmartConsole upgrade to R81.20; output: The package is not valid for installation on the relevant Security Gateways)

R81.20: aio_Check_Point_ivory_main_T631_R81.20_Gaia_3_10_Install_and_Upgrade.tar

We are now considering a new R81.20 side-by-side deployment but the existing R80.40 deployment has 4 Public IP addresses and 8 loadbalancing rules on the frontend Loadbalancer.

What are the instructions to also move the front end loadbalancer instead of recreating the whole public facing frontend?

Arend

[Nir_Shamir]

You can create new Backend Pool in your current Frontend LB and put your new GWs in that Backend Pool and just replace between between current Backend Pool to the new Backend pool. 

[Arend]

Hi,

We have it working in LAB as you described and as describd in the manual "CloudGuard Network for Azure High Availability Cluster Deployment Guide". Both inbound and outbound traffic works.

But the guide is very confusing in step 9 of the upgrade "Upgrading a Check Point CloudGuard Network Security High Availability Solution". They mention a new backend pool but a no point before step 9 do they instruct you to make a new pool.

Why do you actually talk a bout a new pool while you can reuse the existing pool and replace the gateway members to the new R81.20 nodes?

GUIDE:
8 Add the new Check Point CloudGuard Network Security High Availability's members to the backend pools:

For each Load Balancer used in the original solution, add the new members to the existing backend pools.

Make sure to select the right IP address (private internal for the backend Load Balancer and private external to the frontend Load Balancer).

9 Edit the backend rules to use only the new backend pool, then remove the checkbox marking the previous pool.

[Nir_Shamir]

the guide talks about a new pool but I know a colleague that used the same pool and just added the new members to it.