R82 for 1500 appliances?

[ks87]

Hi,

The launch of the new devices is behind us (2500). They will debut on R82.. The question is whether older devices (e.g., from the Spark Pro series) will also receive the same functionalities?

[_Val_]

My understanding is that the R82+ code is incompatible with the older SMB appliances. Mind, this is not an official answer. 

[Chris_Atkinson · Accepted solution]

The EA for this release covered: 15x5/1600/1800/1900/2000 which of course is subject to change.

Please contact your local office if you require an official statement.

[Amir_Ayalon]

Correct.

R82 will be supported on 15x5/1600/1800/1900/2000.

R82 will probably not be supported on non pro appliances (15x0) - which will be continue to be supported via the R81.10.xx branch.

[Steffen_Appel]

Will this be an normal upgrade or will the devices have to be USB flashed?

[G_W_Albrecht]

Afaik there has never been a new firmware that needed USB reimaging - you can do it both ways:

- WebGUI or CLI installation  will keep the backup image of the former version and upgrade the active image

- USB reimage will overwrite the backup with the newest version and upgrade the active image

[Steffen_Appel]

If the flash space is sufficient yes

[G_W_Albrecht]

Never had any space issue with SMB flash. 

[G_W_Albrecht]

Fact is: The difference between 15x0 and 15x5 SMBs is that 15x5 have doubled RAM size - this can be a good reason for not supporting R82...

[PhoneBoy]

I think the processor is also somewhat faster as well in the 15x5 appliances, but RAM is the main reason the 15x0 appliances will not support R82.

[Tom_Hinoue]

hmm... I always thought the processor was the same as 15x0 and only RAM was doubled 🤔

[G_W_Albrecht]

It is the same according to the information i could find, see https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/SMB-Gateways-Spark/History-of-SMB-Specs-and-Performance/m-p/1740...

[Steffen_Appel]

It is the same actually