How does number of managed gateway ngsm count for cluster?

[weisoon]

Hello  Community,

I have an open server with license CPSM-NGSM5 which refer to 5 gateway that can be managed with this license.
How does it count for non-vsx cluster member(Active/Standby)? will it consume 2 seat or 1 seat?

Now, I have 3 cluster with total 6 member gateway is managed by this mgmt server with license NGSM5. There is any error message prompt saying it exceeded the license seat when pushing policy package

I wonder how is the logic behind.

Thanks

[Chris_Atkinson]

A ClusterXL cluster with 2 members is counted as two gateways.

VSX by comparison is documented here: https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk119075 

[PhoneBoy]

Each gateway in a ClusterXL cluster counts as a managed gateway for licensing purposes.
Which means that an NGSM5 will only be able to manage two HA clusters and a single gateway.

For ElasticXL (relevant from R82), only the SMO object counts as a managed gateway.
Which means you could manage five ElasticXL clusters (each with three members) with an NGSM5.

As far as I know, yes, you will receive an error if you exceed the license limit.

[CaseyB]

Is there a command that will tell you the current usage?

[PhoneBoy]

I believe the license is based on the number of gateway objects defined (whether or not you are pushing policy to them).

[Bob_Zimmerman · Accepted solution]

Yes, gateway objects consume license slots, regardless of whether you have SIC with them. In my lab management, I build a bunch of gateway objects so I'll have a cluster, a non-clustered firewall, some ElasticXL, and so on. I only ever establish SIC to one or two. I tried this on a real management with a real, permanent license (on a 3200), and the extra unused objects prevented me from pushing policy because I had too many firewalls for the license.

[Chris_Atkinson]

You may try the mgmt-cli commands from sk178544

[CaseyB]

That worked, thanks!