Upgrading Security Gateways

In This Section: Configuring SmartUpdate for Versions R77.30 and Lower Upgrading a VSX Gateway

Important - Before you upgrade your Security Gateways, you must upgrade your Security Management Server or Multi-Domain Server. You can also upgrade your High Availability system.

You can upgrade all Security Gateways with CPUSE.

Best Practice - Before you upgrade, back up your configuration.

Configuring SmartUpdate for Versions R77.30 and Lower

Important - Installing software packages using SmartUpdate is not supported for Security Gateways running on Gaia Operating System.

To configure the Security Management Server for SmartUpdate:

1. Install the latest version of SmartConsole.
2. Define the remote Check Point Gateways in SmartConsole (for a new Security Management Server installation).
3. Verify that the Administrator SmartUpdate permissions (as defined in the cpconfig configuration tool) are Read/Write.
4. To enable SmartUpdate connections to the Gateways:
   1. Go to the menu > Global Properties > firewall.
   2. Go to Track and check the box: Log Implied Rules.
   3. Click OK.

Use SmartUpdate to add packages to and delete packages from the Package Repository:

• Directly from the Check Point Download Center website (Packages > Add > From Download Center)
• When you import a file (Packages > Add > From File).

When you add the package to the Package Repository, the package file is transferred to the Security Management Server. When the Operation Status window opens, you can verify the success of the operation. The Package Repository shows the new package object after it updates.