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j77rmn1
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Do I need to Install Policy after HFA Installation?

Hello Team,

This might be a silly question but after installing HFA, we saw less traffic hitting the GWs.

We did a "Install Policy" then more traffic seems to be hitting our GWs.

Do we need to Install Policy after installing HFA?

Thank you very much.

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PhoneBoy
Admin
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The answer is “it depends.”
Generally installing a JHF on a gateway requires a reboot (usually not on management).

When you’re doing a version upgrade on the gateway (going from say R80.30 to R80.40), that most definitely requires a policy install afterwords.
If the JHF has content that impacts policy compilation (obviously on management), which changing gateway version does, then you may need to reinstall policy for the relevant changes to take effect.
However, I would expect the need for this to be documented in the JHF notes.

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Dima_M
Employee
Employee

Were you installing the HFA on Security Management or Gateway?

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Henrik_Noerr1
Advisor

Actually I would like the answer for both.

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PhoneBoy
Admin
Admin

The answer is “it depends.”
Generally installing a JHF on a gateway requires a reboot (usually not on management).

When you’re doing a version upgrade on the gateway (going from say R80.30 to R80.40), that most definitely requires a policy install afterwords.
If the JHF has content that impacts policy compilation (obviously on management), which changing gateway version does, then you may need to reinstall policy for the relevant changes to take effect.
However, I would expect the need for this to be documented in the JHF notes.

Rabindra_Khadka
Contributor

hello @PhoneBoy 

Does a backup restore requires a policy installation ? Last time when i restore the backup on Security Gateway it worked only after installing the policy.

 

Thank you

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PhoneBoy
Admin
Admin

Again, it depends.
If management is on the same version as when you took the backup, it may not be required, but if management has changed version at all, it is required.
But I'm with @HristoGrigorov on this, it's a good idea to do a policy install afterwords just to make sure everything is working. 

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j77rmn1
Explorer
On Gateways.
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HristoGrigorov

I always install policy as part of validation procedure that upgrade went well and things are working as they should. 

JonnyV
Contributor

Historically no, policy install on a JHF wasn't necessary...

However CP changed something in JHF 196+ that seems to require an policy install for GW connections to function post JHF install.

ref: https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/General-Topics/r80-30-take196-fw-unable-to-accept-new-conne...

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