Installing a Secondary Server for 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, the Secondary server becomes Active.

	Item	Description
	1	Primary Security Management Server
	2	Direct or indirect connection
	3	Secondary server

Prerequisites for Management High Availability

• The Primary and Secondary servers must be R80 clean installed from the same ISO. If they are open servers, they must have the same operating system (Gaia).
• To enable SmartEvent, 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.

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

   For information about how to configure High Availability for a Multi-Domain Server deployment, see the R80 Multi-Domain Server Administration Guide.