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Revision History

Date	Description
15 August 2024	Updated: Multi-Version Cluster Limitations
26 September 2023	Updated: Renamed the cluster Two or more Security Gateways that work together in a redundant configuration - High Availability, or Load Sharing. upgrade method "Minimal Effort" to "Minimum Effort" Minimum Effort Upgrade of a Security Gateway Cluster - Added the missing step to establish SIC Secure Internal Communication. The Check Point proprietary mechanism with which Check Point computers that run Check Point software authenticate each other over SSL, for secure communication. This authentication is based on the certificates issued by the ICA on a Check Point Management Server. with Cluster Members after Clean Install Installation of a Check Point Operating System from scratch on a computer. Minimum Effort Upgrade of a VSX Cluster - Added the missing step to establish SIC with Cluster Members after Clean Install Renamed the cluster upgrade method "Zero Downtime" to "Minimum Downtime" to show better the nature of this upgrade method Note - Multi-Version Cluster (MVC) Upgrade is the Zero Downtime Upgrade. Minimum Downtime Upgrade of a Security Gateway Cluster - Added the missing steps to establish SIC with Cluster Members after Clean Install Minimum Downtime Upgrade of a VSX Cluster - Added the missing steps to establish SIC with Cluster Members after Clean Instal
25 September 2023	Updated: Installing a CloudGuard Controller - Removed the note about the Known Limitation VSECPC-1341 - it was resolved in R81.20 Multi-Version Cluster Upgrade Procedure - Gateway Mode Minimum Downtime Upgrade of a Security Gateway Cluster - Updated the notes about changing the CCP mode to Broadcast Minimum Downtime Upgrade of a VSX Cluster - Updated the notes about changing the CCP mode to Broadcast
21 February 2023	In the upgrade procedures for Management High Availability Servers, added this note: Make sure the Security Management Servers can communicate with each other and SIC works between these servers. For details, see sk179794.
13 February 2023	During an upgrade to R81.20 and higher, the Log Exporter configuration is part of the upgrade.
20 November 2022	First release of this document