Upgrading a Full High Availability Cluster

For more information, see Full High Availability Cluster on Check Point Appliances.

To upgrade, follow the procedure Upgrading Security Management Servers in Management High Availability from R80.20 and higher.

Important - After you upgrade a Full High Availability ClusterClosed Two or more Security Gateways that work together in a redundant configuration - High Availability, or Load Sharing. to R81.20, you must establish the Secure Internal Communication (SICClosed 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.) again between the Full High Availability Cluster MemberClosed Security Gateway that is part of a cluster. that runs the Primary 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. and the Full High Availability Cluster Member that runs the Secondary Security Management ServerClosed Check Point Single-Domain Security Management Server or a Multi-Domain Security Management Server..