Creating a New Virtual Switch

Use the Virtual Switch Wizard to create a new Virtual SwitchClosed Virtual Device on a VSX Gateway or VSX Cluster Member that functions as a physical switch. Acronym: VSW.. You can modify the initial definition and configure advanced options after completing the wizard.

To create a new Virtual Switch:

  1. Connect with SmartConsoleClosed 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 ServerClosed 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 ServerClosed Check Point Single-Domain Security Management Server or a Multi-Domain Security Management Server. used to manage the new Virtual SystemClosed Virtual Device on a VSX Gateway or VSX Cluster Member that implements the functionality of a Security Gateway. Acronym: VS..

  2. From the left navigation panel, click Gateways & Servers.

  3. Create a new Virtual Switch object in one of these ways:

    • From the top toolbar, click the New () > VSX > New Virtual Switch.

    • In the top left corner, click Objects menu > More object types > Network Object > Gateways and Servers > VSX > New Virtual Switch.

    • In the top right corner, click Objects Pane > New > More > Network Object > Gateways and Servers > VSX > Virtual Switch.

    The Virtual Switch Wizard opens.

  4. In the Name field, enter the name for the new Virtual Switch.

  5. In the VSX Gateway / Cluster field, select the applicable VSX GatewayClosed 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. or VSXClosed 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. ClusterClosed Two or more Security Gateways that work together in a redundant configuration - High Availability, or Load Sharing..

  6. Click Next.

  7. In the Interfaces section, click Addto add the interface, to which the Virtual Switch connects.

  8. Click Next.

  9. Click Finish.