High Availability

In This Section: Configuring Management High Availability Understanding Full High Availability Cluster on Appliances Installing Full High Availability on Gaia Appliances Configuring Full High Availability on Appliances Upgrading Full High Availability on Appliances

Configuring Management High Availability

You can install a Primary and Secondary server on two Smart-1 appliances or two open servers. The databases are synchronized. If the Primary is Active and goes down, you can set the Secondary server to be Active.

Prerequisites for Management High Availability

• The Primary and Secondary servers must be R80.10 clean installed from the same ISO. If they are open servers, they must have the same operating system.
• SmartEvent and SmartReporter are not supported in Management High Availability environment (see sk25164).

High-Level Workflow to install and configure Management High Availability:

1. Configure the primary server with the First Time Configuration Wizard.
2. Configure the secondary server with the First Time Configuration Wizard:
   • In the Management Connection page, use a different IP address for the management interface on the secondary appliance.
   • In the Products page, select Secondary.

     If prompted to install a Primary Multi-Domain Server, enter no.

   • In the Secure Internal Communication (SIC) page, define the Activation Key. Use this key to configure the secondary server object in SmartConsole.
3. From SmartConsole:
   1. Log in to the primary server.
   2. Create a Check Point Host object for the secondary server.
   3. Initialize SIC with the secondary server.

To set the Secondary server to be Active:

1. Open the SmartConsole and log in to the Secondary server.
2. Click Menu > Management High Availability.
3. In the High Availability Status window > Connected To, click Actions > Set Active.

For more about configuring High Availability for Security Management Servers, see the R80.10 Security Management Administration Guide.

For about how to configure High Availability for Multi-Domain Security Management, see the R80.10 Multi-Domain Server Administration Guide.