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Administrator

A SmartConsole user with permissions to manage Check Point security products and the network environment.

ClusterXL

Cluster of Check Point Security Gateways that work together in a redundant configuration. The ClusterXL both handles the traffic and performs State Synchronization.

These Check Point Security Gateways are installed on Gaia OS:

Note - In ClusterXL Load Sharing mode, configuring more than 4 Cluster Members significantly decreases the cluster performance due to amount of Delta Sync traffic.

Database Migration

Process of:

  1. Installing the latest Security Management Server or Multi-Domain Server version from the distribution media on a separate computer from the existing Security Management Server or Multi-Domain Server
  2. Exporting the management database from the existing Security Management Server or Multi-Domain Server
  3. Importing the management database to the new Security Management Server or Multi-Domain Server

This upgrade method minimizes upgrade risks for an existing deployment.

Distributed Deployment

The Check Point Security Gateway and Security Management Server products are deployed on different computers.

Domain

A network or a collection of networks related to an entity, such as a company, business unit or geographical location.

Domain Log Server

A Log Server for a specified Domain. It stores and processes logs from Security Gateways that are managed by the corresponding Domain Management Server.

Domain Management Server

A virtual Security Management Server that manages Security Gateways for one Domain, as part of a Multi-Domain Security Management environment.

Global Policy

All Policies defined in the Global Domain that can be assigned to Domains, or to specified groups of Domains.

ICA

Internal Certificate Authority - A component on Check Point Management Server that issues certificates for authentication.

Multi-Domain Log Server

A computer that runs Check Point software to store and process logs in Multi-Domain Security Management environment. The Multi-Domain Log Server consists of Domain Log Servers that store and process logs from Security Gateways that are managed by the corresponding Domain Management Servers.

Multi-Domain Security Management

A centralized management solution for large-scale, distributed environments with many different Domain networks.

Multi-Domain Server

A computer that runs Check Point software to host virtual Security Management Servers called Domain Management Servers.

Open Server

A physical computer manufactured and distributed by a company, other than Check Point.

Package Repository

A SmartUpdate repository on the Security Management Server that stores uploaded packages. These packages are then used by SmartUpdate to perform upgrades of Check Point Small Office Appliances.

Security Gateway

A computer that runs Check Point software to inspect traffic and enforces Security Policies for connected network resources.

Security Management Server

A computer that runs Check Point software to manage the objects and policies in Check Point environment.

Security Policy

A collection of rules that control network traffic and enforce organization guidelines for data protection and access to resources with packet inspection.

SmartConsole

A Check Point GUI application used to manage Security Policies, monitor products and events, install updates, provision new devices and appliances, and manage a multi-domain environment and each domain.