Working with Virtual Switches

Virtual Switches provide level-2 connectivity between Virtual Systems and internal or external networks. This section describes how to define and configure a Virtual Switch Virtual Device on a VSX Gateway or VSX Cluster Member that functions as a physical switch. Acronym: VSW.. As with physical switches, each Virtual Switch maintains a forwarding table containing entries that describe known networks and directions for reaching them.

You can define Virtual Switches for external and internal communications.

Item	Description		Item	Description
1	Internet		6	Virtual Systems
2	Router			VLAN Interface
3	VSX Gateway Physical server that hosts VSX virtual networks, including all Virtual Devices that provide the functionality of physical network devices. It holds at least one Virtual System, which is called VS0.			VLAN Trunk
4	VLAN Switch			Warp Link Logical interface that is created automatically in a VSX topology between: (1) Virtual System and Virtual Switch (2) Virtual System and Virtual Router. Acronym: WRP.
5	Virtual Switch

The figure shows a typical deployment using a Virtual Switch for external connections and a VLAN trunk leading to the internal, protected network.

Modifying a Virtual Switch

1. Connect with SmartConsole Check Point GUI application used to manage a Check Point environment - configure Security Policies, configure devices, monitor products and events, install updates, and so on. to the Security Management Server Dedicated Check Point server that runs Check Point software to manage the objects and policies in a Check Point environment within a single management Domain. Synonym: Single-Domain Security Management Server. or Target Domain Management Server Check Point Single-Domain Security Management Server or a Multi-Domain Security Management Server. used to manage the Virtual Switch.

2. From the Gateways & Servers view or Object Explorer, double-click the Virtual Switch object.

Virtual Switch - General Properties

The General Properties page allows you to add comments and change the icon color as displayed in SmartConsole.

Virtual Switch - Topology

The Topologypage defines Virtual Switch interfaces. You can only modify the one defined interface. You cannot change the settings for Warp interfaces in this window.

To add an interface:

1. Click New.

   The Interface Properties window opens.

2. Select an interface from the list and define the IP address, net mask and other properties.

3. Optional:Click Actions> Copy to Clipboard to copy the Interfacestable in CSV format.

Deleting a VSX Gateway

When you delete a VSX Virtual System Extension. Check Point virtual networking solution, hosted on a computer or cluster with virtual abstractions of Check Point Security Gateways and other network devices. These Virtual Devices provide the same functionality as their physical counterparts. Gateway object, the operation automatically deletes all Virtual Systems and other Virtual Devices associated with that VSX Gateway from the management database.

To delete a VSX Gateway:

1. From the Gateways & Servers view or Object Explorer tree, right-click the VSX Gateway object on the Object Tree and select Delete.

2. In the window that opens, click Yes.