Build Your Own Virtual Lab (BYOvLab) - Check Point Virtual Solutions

[Ofir_Shikolski]

Hi All,

Did you know that you can use the below solutions to create your own Check Point virtual lab?

(If I forgot, you are welcome to add)

1. VMware vSphere/ ESXi = https://www.checkpoint.com/support-services/hcl/ 

2. KVM = https://www.checkpoint.com/support-services/hcl/ 

3. MS Hyper-V =   https://www.checkpoint.com/support-services/hcl/ 

4. Nutanix = https://www.checkpoint.com/support-services/hcl/

5. Azure Stack HCI = https://www.checkpoint.com/support-services/hcl/

Simulators:

1. Cisco Modeling Labs (CML) / VIRL(Virtual Internet and Routing lab)= https://developer.cisco.com/docs/modeling-labs/#!preparing-a-custom-image 

2. eveNG = https://www.eve-ng.net/index.php/documentation/howtos/howto-add-checkpoint/  

3. GNS3 = https://docs.gns3.com/docs/emulators/adding-vmware-vms-to-gns3-topologies 

4. Containerlab= https://containerlab.dev/manual/kinds/checkpoint_cloudguard/

[Ofir_Shikolski]

How to build Containerlab image?

Requirements for a Linux VM

1. Boxen

2. KVM enabled

1. Download the necessary Check Point version from: https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solut...

**Required to use the images with “with default admin password”**

 2. Download and install Boxen according to their website:

# bash -c "$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/carlmontanari/boxen/main/get.sh)"

3.   Copy the qcow2 to the VM

4. Build the image: 

# BOXEN_LOG_LEVEL=debug BOXEN_TIMEOUT_MULTIPLIER=2 BOXEN_DEV_MODE=1 boxen package --disk /home/ofirs/Check_Point_R81.10_Cloudguard_Openstack_Security_Gateway_unsecured.qcow2 --vendor checkpoint --platform cloudguard --version R81.10  

5. Upload the image into private/public registry