Upgrading a Security Management Server or Log Server from R80.20 and higher with Advanced Upgrade

In an advanced upgrade scenario, you perform the upgrade procedure on the same Check Point server.

Notes:

  • This procedure is supported only for servers that run R80.20.M1, R80.20, R80.20.M2, or R80.30 versions.

  • These instructions equally apply to:

    • Security Management Server

    • CloudGuard Controller

    • Dedicated Log Server

    • Dedicated SmartEvent Server

  • For additional information related to this upgrade, see sk163814.

Important - Before you upgrade a Management Server or Log Server:

Step

Instructions

1

Back up your current configuration (see Backing Up and Restoring).

2

See the Upgrade Options and Prerequisites.

3

Only the latest published database revision is upgraded.

If there are pending changes, we recommend to Publish the session.

4

You must close all GUI clients (SmartConsole applications) connected to the source Security Management Server.

5

Install the latest version of the CPUSE from sk92449.

Note - This is to make sure the CPUSE is able to support the required Upgrade Tools package.

6

Run the Pre-Upgrade Verifier on all source servers and fix all detected issues before you start the upgrade.

7

In Management High Availability, make sure the Primary Security Management Server is upgraded and runs, before you start the upgrade on other servers.

Procedure: