Mapping of 100G Ports and Interface Names in Gaia OS

  • In Gaia OS, port names of the installed cards start from the name "eth<X>-01".

    If a card has several ports, then the port names are from eth<X>-01 to ethX-0<Y>, where:

    • <X> is the slot number (see the slot diagram in the corresponding section for your appliance model).

    • <Y> is the port number on the card.

    Examples: eth1-01, eth3-02

  • Non-Maestro configuration refers to the connection of Security Appliances directly to your network and to the Check Point Management Server.

  • Maestro configuration refers to the connection of Security Appliances to a Quantum Maestro Orchestrator that in turn connects to your network and to the Check Point Management Server.

    To connect to Quantum Maestro Orchestrators, you must use only the 100G Ports.

    It is not supported to connect other ports to Orchestrators.

    It is not necessary to remove other cards from the appliance.

    The appliance ignores other cards when it operates as a Maestro Security Group Member.

  • The 100G Card takes two consecutive interface names in Gaia OS.

    In addition, the 100G Card reserves the second NIC slot's numbering.

    See the slot diagram in the corresponding section for your appliance model.

    If this card is installed in a LightSpeed Appliance in Slots 1+2 of the appliance, then in Gaia OS, the names of ports are eth1-01 and eth1-02.

    If this card is installed in a LightSpeed Appliance in Slots 3+4 of the appliance, then in Gaia OS, the names of ports are eth3-01 and eth3-02.

  • You can move the installed cards from their default slots to different slots.

    The 100G Card supports only specific pairs of slots.

  • Non-Maestro configuration refers to the connection of Security Appliances directly to your network and to the Check Point Management Server.

  • Maestro configuration refers to the connection of Security Appliances to a Quantum Maestro Orchestrator that in turn connects to your network and to the Check Point Management Server.

    To connect to Quantum Maestro Orchestrators, you must use only the 100G Ports.

    It is not supported to connect other ports to Orchestrators.

    It is not necessary to remove other cards from the appliance.

    The appliance ignores other cards when it operates as a Maestro Security Group Member.

This model uses the 2-Port Single-Width 10/25/40/100G QSFP28 Cards.

Important - You must follow the guidelines in sk181465 to insert the line cards in a specific order.

Slot Diagram for Line Cards on the Front Panel (from left to right, from bottom to top):

 

5

6

7

1

2

3

4

Interface Names in Gaia OS:

Note - The table below shows the possible slot population with 100G Cards. For the default configuration, refer to Check Point Product Catalog.

Slot

Names of Ports in Gaia OS -

Non-Maestro configuration

Names of Ports in Gaia OS -

Maestro configuration (*)

1

eth1-01

eth1-02

ethsBP1-01

ethsBP1-02

2

eth2-01

eth2-02

ethsBP2-01

ethsBP2-02

3

eth3-01

eth3-02

ethsBP3-01

ethsBP3-02

4

eth4-01

eth4-02

ethsBP4-01

ethsBP4-02

5

eth5-01

eth5-02

ethsBP5-01

ethsBP5-02

6

eth6-01

eth6-02

ethsBP6-01

ethsBP6-02

7

eth7-01

eth7-02

ethsBP7-01

ethsBP7-02

(*) If there are two Quantum Maestro Orchestrators on a Maestro Site, then you must connect each 100G Card on a Security Appliance to each Orchestrator on the same Site.

Important - You can connect a maximum of two 100G Cards at the same time to each Orchestrator.

Example for two 100G Cards in Slot 1 and Slot 2:

  • The first port on the first card (Slot 1) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the first Orchestrator

  • The second port on the first card (Slot 1) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the second Orchestrator

  • The first port on the second card (Slot 2) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the first Orchestrator

  • The second port on the second card (Slot 2) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the second Orchestrator

This model uses the 2-Port Single-Width 10/25/40/100G QSFP28 Cards.

Important - You must follow the guidelines in sk181465 to insert the line cards in a specific order.

Slot Diagram for Line Cards on the Front Panel (from left to right, from bottom to top):

 

5

6

7

1

2

3

4

Interface Names in Gaia OS:

Note - The table below shows the possible slot population with 100G Cards. For the default configuration, refer to Check Point Product Catalog.

Slot

Names of Ports in Gaia OS -

Non-Maestro configuration

Names of Ports in Gaia OS -

Maestro configuration (*)

1

eth1-01

eth1-02

ethsBP1-01

ethsBP1-02

2

eth2-01

eth2-02

ethsBP2-01

ethsBP2-02

3

eth3-01

eth3-02

ethsBP3-01

ethsBP3-02

4

eth4-01

eth4-02

ethsBP4-01

ethsBP4-02

5

eth5-01

eth5-02

ethsBP5-01

ethsBP5-02

6

eth6-01

eth6-02

ethsBP6-01

ethsBP6-02

7

eth7-01

eth7-02

ethsBP7-01

ethsBP7-02

(*) If there are two Quantum Maestro Orchestrators on a Maestro Site, then you must connect each 100G Card on a Security Appliance to each Orchestrator on the same Site.

Important - You can connect a maximum of two 100G Cards at the same time to each Orchestrator.

Example for two 100G Cards in Slot 1 and Slot 2:

  • The first port on the first card (Slot 1) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the first Orchestrator

  • The second port on the first card (Slot 1) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the second Orchestrator

  • The first port on the second card (Slot 2) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the first Orchestrator

  • The second port on the second card (Slot 2) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the second Orchestrator

This model uses the 2-Port Single-Width 10/25/40/100G QSFP28 Cards.

Slot Diagram for Line Cards on the Front Panel (from left to right):

Not Used

1

2

3

4

Interface Names in Gaia OS:

Note - The table below shows the possible slot population with 100G Cards. For the default configuration, refer to Check Point Product Catalog.

Slot

Names of Ports in Gaia OS -

Non-Maestro configuration

Names of Ports in Gaia OS -

Maestro configuration (*)

1

eth1-01

eth1-02

ethsBP1-01

ethsBP1-02

2

eth2-01

eth2-02

ethsBP2-01

ethsBP2-02

3

eth3-01

eth3-02

ethsBP3-01

ethsBP3-02

4

eth4-01

eth4-02

ethsBP4-01

ethsBP4-02

(*) If there are two Quantum Maestro Orchestrators on a Maestro Site, then you must connect each 100G Card on a Security Appliance to each Orchestrator on the same Site.

Important - You can connect a maximum of two 100G Cards at the same time to each Orchestrator.

Example for two 100G Cards in Slot 1 and Slot 2:

  • The first port on the first card (Slot 1) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the first Orchestrator

  • The second port on the first card (Slot 1) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the second Orchestrator

  • The first port on the second card (Slot 2) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the first Orchestrator

  • The second port on the second card (Slot 2) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the second Orchestrator

This model uses the 2-Port Single-Width 10/25/40/100G QSFP28 Cards.

(*) You can connect all available 100G Ports on a Security Appliance to Quantum Maestro Orchestrators on the Maestro Site.

  • The first 100G Card connects to each Orchestrator on the same Site:

    • The first port on the card connects to one of the Downlink ports on the first Orchestrator

    • The second port on the card connects to one of the Downlink ports on the second Orchestrator

  • The second 100G Card connects to each Orchestrator on the same Site:

    • The first port on the card connects to another Downlink port on the first Orchestrator

    • The second port on the card connects to another Downlink port on the second Orchestrator

Slot Diagram for Line Cards on the Front Panel (from left to right):

Not Used

1

2

3

4

Interface Names in Gaia OS:

Note - The table below shows the possible slot population with 100G Cards. For the default configuration, refer to Check Point Product Catalog.

Slot

Names of Ports in Gaia OS -

Non-Maestro configuration

Names of Ports in Gaia OS -

Maestro configuration (*)

1

eth1-01

eth1-02

ethsBP1-01

ethsBP1-02

2

eth2-01

eth2-02

ethsBP2-01

ethsBP2-02

3

eth3-01

eth3-02

ethsBP3-01

ethsBP3-02

4

eth4-01

eth4-02

ethsBP4-01

ethsBP4-02

(*) If there are two Quantum Maestro Orchestrators on a Maestro Site, then you must connect each 100G Card on a Security Appliance to each Orchestrator on the same Site.

Important - You can connect a maximum of two 100G Cards at the same time to each Orchestrator.

Example for two 100G Cards in Slot 1 and Slot 2:

  • The first port on the first card (Slot 1) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the first Orchestrator

  • The second port on the first card (Slot 1) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the second Orchestrator

  • The first port on the second card (Slot 2) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the first Orchestrator

  • The second port on the second card (Slot 2) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the second Orchestrator

This model uses the 2-Port Single-Width 10/25/40/100G QSFP28 Cards.

Slot Diagram for the Front Panel (from left to right):

1

2

On-board

ports (x4)

On-board

ports (x4)

Interface Names in Gaia OS:

Slot

Card /

Port Type

Names of Ports in Gaia OS -

Non-Maestro configuration

Names of Ports in Gaia OS -

Maestro configuration (*)

1

100G Card

eth1-01

eth1-02

ethsBP1-01

ethsBP1-02

2

100G Card

eth2-01

eth2-02

ethsBP2-01

ethsBP2-02

On-board

On-board (x4)

eth1

eth2

eth3

eth4

These ports are not supported

On-board

On-board (x4)

eth5

eth6

eth7

eth8

These ports are not supported

(*) If there are two Quantum Maestro Orchestrators on a Maestro Site, then you must connect each 100G Card on a Security Appliance to each Orchestrator on the same Site.

Important - You can connect a maximum of two 100G Cards at the same time to each Orchestrator.

Example for two 100G Cards in Slot 1 and Slot 2:

  • The first port on the first card (Slot 1) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the first Orchestrator

  • The second port on the first card (Slot 1) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the second Orchestrator

  • The first port on the second card (Slot 2) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the first Orchestrator

  • The second port on the second card (Slot 2) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the second Orchestrator

This model uses the 2-Port Single-Width 10/25/40/100G QSFP28 Cards.

Slot Diagram for the Front Panel (from left to right):

1

2

On-board

ports (x4)

On-board

ports (x4)

Interface Names in Gaia OS:

Slot

Card /

Port Type

Names of Ports in Gaia OS -

Non-Maestro configuration

Names of Ports in Gaia OS -

Maestro configuration (*)

1

100G Card

eth1-01

eth1-02

ethsBP1-01

ethsBP1-02

2

100G Card

eth2-01

eth2-02

ethsBP2-01

ethsBP2-02

On-board

On-board (x4)

eth1

eth2

eth3

eth4

These ports are not supported

On-board

On-board (x4)

eth5

eth6

eth7

eth8

These ports are not supported

(*) If there are two Quantum Maestro Orchestrators on a Maestro Site, then you must connect each 100G Card on a Security Appliance to each Orchestrator on the same Site.

Important - You can connect a maximum of two 100G Cards at the same time to each Orchestrator.

Example for two 100G Cards in Slot 1 and Slot 2:

  • The first port on the first card (Slot 1) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the first Orchestrator

  • The second port on the first card (Slot 1) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the second Orchestrator

  • The first port on the second card (Slot 2) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the first Orchestrator

  • The second port on the second card (Slot 2) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the second Orchestrator

This model uses the 2-Port Single-Width 10/25/40/100G QSFP28 Cards.

Slot Diagram for the Front Panel (from left to right):

1

On-board

ports (x4)

On-board

ports (x8)

Interface Names in Gaia OS:

Slot

Card /

Port Type

Names of Ports in Gaia OS -

Non-Maestro configuration

Names of Ports in Gaia OS -

Maestro configuration (*)

1

100G Card

eth1-01

eth1-02

ethsBP1-01

ethsBP1-02

On-board

On-board (x4)

eth1

eth2

eth3

eth4

These ports are not supported

On-board

On-board (x8)

eth5

eth6

eth7

eth8

eth9

eth10

eth11

eth12

These ports are not supported

(*) If there are two Quantum Maestro Orchestrators on a Maestro Site, then you must connect each 100G Card on a Security Appliance to each Orchestrator on the same Site:

  • The first port on the card connects to one of the Downlink ports on the first Orchestrator

  • The second port on the card connects to one of the Downlink ports on the second Orchestrator

This model uses the 2-Port Dual-Width 10/25/40/100G QSFP28 Cards.

Slot Diagram for Line Cards on the Front Panel (from left to right, from top to bottom):

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Interface Names in Gaia OS:

By default, this appliance model has these cards installed:

Slots

Card

Names of Ports in Gaia OS -

Non-Maestro configuration

1 + 2

100G Card

eth1-01

eth1-02

(eth2-01:0<Y> are reserved)

3 + 4

100G Card

eth3-01

eth3-02

(eth4-01:0<Y> are reserved)

5 + 6

100G Card

eth5-01

eth5-02

(eth6-01:0<Y> are reserved)

7 + 8

100G Card

eth7-01

eth7-02

(eth8-01:0<Y> are reserved)

This model uses the 2-Port Dual-Width 10/25/40/100G QSFP28 Cards.

Slot Diagram for Line Cards on the Front Panel (from left to right, from top to bottom):

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Interface Names in Gaia OS:

By default, this appliance model has these cards installed:

Slots

Card

Names of Ports in Gaia OS -

Non-Maestro configuration

1 + 2

100G Card

eth1-01

eth1-02

(eth2-01:0<Y> are reserved)

3 + 4

100G Card

eth3-01

eth3-02

(eth4-01:0<Y> are reserved)

5 + 6

100G Card

eth5-01

eth5-02

(eth6-01:0<Y> are reserved)

7

10G Card

eth7-01

eth7-02

eth7-03

eth7-04

8

10G Card

eth8-01

eth8-02

eth8-03

eth8-04

This model uses the 2-Port Dual-Width 10/25/40/100G QSFP28 Cards.

Slot Diagram for Line Cards on the Front Panel (from left to right, from top to bottom):

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Interface Names in Gaia OS:

By default, this appliance model has these cards installed:

Slots

Card

Names of Ports in Gaia OS -

Non-Maestro configuration

Names of Ports in Gaia OS -

Maestro configuration (*)

1 + 2

100G Card

eth1-01

eth1-02

(eth2-01:0<Y> are reserved)

ethsBP1-01

ethsBP1-02

3 + 4

100G Card

eth3-01

eth3-02

(eth4-01:0<Y> are reserved)

ethsBP1-03

ethsBP1-04

5

10G Card

eth5-01

eth5-02

eth5-03

eth5-04

These ports are not supported

6

10G Card

eth6-01

eth6-02

eth6-03

eth6-04

These ports are not supported

7

Empty

N / A

N / A

8

Empty

N / A

N / A

(*) If there are two Quantum Maestro Orchestrators on a Maestro Site, then you must connect each 100G Card on a Security Appliance to each Orchestrator on the same Site.

Important - You can connect a maximum of two 100G Cards at the same time to each Orchestrator.

Example for two 100G Cards in Slots 1 + 2 and Slots 3 + 4:

  • The first port on the first card (Slots 1 + 2) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the first Orchestrator

  • The second port on the first card (Slots 1 + 2) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the second Orchestrator

  • The first port on the second card (Slots 3 + 4) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the first Orchestrator

  • The second port on the second card (Slots 3 + 4) connects to one of the Downlink ports on the second Orchestrator

This model uses the 2-Port Dual-Width 10/25/40/100G QSFP28 Cards.

Slot Diagram for Line Cards on the Front Panel (from left to right):

1

2

3

4

Interface Names in Gaia OS:

By default, this appliance model has these cards installed:

Slots

Card

Names of Ports in Gaia OS -

Non-Maestro configuration

Names of Ports in Gaia OS -

Maestro configuration (*)

1 + 2

100G Card

eth1-01

eth1-02
(eth2-01:0<Y> are reserved)

ethsBP1-01

ethsBP1-02

3

10G Card

eth3-01

eth3-02

eth3-03

eth3-04

These ports are not supported

4

10G Card

eth4-01

eth4-02

eth4-03

eth4-04

These ports are not supported

(*) If there are two Quantum Maestro Orchestrators on a Maestro Site, then you must connect each 100G Card on a Security Appliance to each Orchestrator on the same Site.

  • The first port on the card connects to one of the Downlink ports on the first Orchestrator

  • The second port on the card connects to one of the Downlink ports on the second Orchestrator

Notes:

  • In this appliance model, the 100G Ports are built-in.

Network Port Diagram for the Front Panel (from left to right):

1

2

Ventilation

holes

3

4

Interface Names in Gaia OS:

By default, this appliance model has these 100G Ports:

Network

Port

Port

Type

Names of Ports in Gaia OS -

Non-Maestro configuration

Names of Ports in Gaia OS -

Maestro configuration (*)

1

100G Port

eth1

ethsBP1-01

2

100G Port

eth2

ethsBP1-02

3

100G Port

eth3

ethsBP1-03

4

100G Port

eth4

ethsBP1-04

(*) If there are two Quantum Maestro Orchestrators on a Maestro Site, then you must connect each 100G Card on a Security Appliance to each Orchestrator on the same Site. You must use at least two 100G Ports.

  • The 100G Port #1 connects to one of the Downlink ports on the first Orchestrator

  • The 100G Port #2 connects to one of the Downlink ports on the second Orchestrator

  • The 100G Port #3 connects to one of the Downlink ports on the first Orchestrator

  • The 100G Port #4 connects to one of the Downlink ports on the second Orchestrator

This model uses the 2-Port Dual-Width 10/25/40/100G QSFP28 Card.

Slot Diagram for the Front Panel (from left to right):

1

2

On-board

ports (x8)

Interface Names in Gaia OS:

By default, this appliance model has these cards installed and ports:

Slots

Card /

Port Type

Names of Ports in Gaia OS -

Non-Maestro configuration

Names of Ports in Gaia OS -

Maestro configuration (*)

1 + 2

100G Card

eth1-01

eth1-02

(eth2-01:0<Y> are reserved)

ethsBP1-01

ethsBP1-02

On-board

On-board (x8)

eth1

eth2

eth3

eth4

eth5

eth6

eth7

eth8

These ports are not supported

(*) If there are two Quantum Maestro Orchestrators on a Maestro Site, then you must connect each 100G Card on a Security Appliance to each Orchestrator on the same Site.

  • The first port on the card connects to one of the Downlink ports on the first Orchestrator

  • The second port on the card connects to one of the Downlink ports on the second Orchestrator