Connectivity Upgrade
Before you run Connectivity Upgrade:
Check Point Connectivity Upgrade (CU) synchronizes existing connections to maintain connectivity during cluster upgrades.
Connectivity Upgrade is supported during these upgrades:
Upgrade from Version
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R77.20
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R77.30
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R80.10
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R75.40VS
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CU
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CU
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CU
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R75.46
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CU
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CU
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CU
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R75.47
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CU
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CU
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CU
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R76
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CU
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CU
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CU
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R77
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-
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CU
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CU
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R77.10
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-
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CU
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CU
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R77.20
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-
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CU
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CU
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R77.30
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-
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-
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CU
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Notes -
- Software Blade information does not get synchronized. If a connection needs to be inspected by a Software Blade, and this Software Blade is configured in SmartConsole to Prefer Connectivity Over Security, then the connection is accepted without the inspection. Otherwise, the connection is dropped.
- All member gateways must have the same number of CoreXL Firewall instances.
- All member gateways must run the same 32-bit or 64-bit kernel edition.
Supported Versions for Connectivity Upgrade
Check Point Connectivity Upgrade (CU) synchronizes existing connections to maintain connectivity during cluster upgrades.
Connectivity Upgrade supports these releases:
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Upgrade
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to
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version
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Upgrade from
Version
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R77.20
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R77.20DR
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R77.30
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R77.30DR
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R80.10
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R77.30DR
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x
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x
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x
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x
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CU + DR
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R77.30
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x
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x
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x
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x
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CU + DR
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R77.20DR
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x
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x
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CU
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CU + DR
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CU + DR
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R77.20
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x
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x
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CU
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CU + DR
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CU + DR
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R77.10
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x
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x
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CU
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CU + DR
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CU + DR
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R77
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x
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x
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CU
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CU + DR
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CU + DR
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R76
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CU
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CU + DR
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CU
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CU + DR
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CU + DR
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R75.47
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CU
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CU + DR
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CU
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CU + DR
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CU + DR
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R75.46
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CU
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CU + DR
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CU
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CU + DR
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CU + DR
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R75.40VS
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CU
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CU + DR
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CU
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CU + DR
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CU + DR
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Notes:
- For supported upgrade paths, see the Release Notes for the version, to which you wish to upgrade.
- For upgrade action plans, during which the Dynamic Routing information is synchronized, see sk107042.
- "R77.20DR" denotes R77.20 with Take 200 (or higher) of R77.20 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator (sk101975).
- "R77.30DR" denotes R77.30 with Take 198 (or higher) of R77.30 Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator (sk106162).
- "x" denotes that such upgrade path is not supported.
- "CU" denotes Connectivity Upgrade, during which the Dynamic Routing information is not synchronized.
- "CU with DR" denotes Connectivity Upgrade, during which the Dynamic Routing information is synchronized.
- Notes for VRRP clusters on Gaia:
- Connectivity Upgrade without Dynamic Routing synchronization supports:
- upgrades to R80.10, and above
- upgrades to "R77.30DR"
- upgrades to "R77.20DR"
- Connectivity Upgrade with Dynamic Routing synchronization supports only:
- upgrades from R80.10 to next versions
- upgrades from R77.30 to R80.10, and above
