ClusterXL Modes

ClusterXL Cluster of Check Point Security Gateways that work together in a redundant configuration. The ClusterXL both handles the traffic and performs State Synchronization. These Check Point Security Gateways are installed on Gaia OS: (1) ClusterXL supports up to 5 Cluster Members, (2) VRRP Cluster supports up to 2 Cluster Members, (3) VSX VSLS cluster supports up to 13 Cluster Members. Note: In ClusterXL Load Sharing mode, configuring more than 4 Cluster Members significantly decreases the cluster performance due to amount of Delta Sync traffic. has several working modes.

This section briefly describes each mode and its relative advantages and disadvantages.

• High Availability Mode

• Load Sharing Multicast Mode

• Load Sharing Unicast Mode

• Active-Active Mode (see Active-Active Mode in ClusterXL)

Note - Many examples in the section refer to the sample deployment shown in the Example ClusterXL Topology.