Running the First Time Configuration Wizard in CLI Expert mode

Description

Use this command in the Expert mode to test and to run the Gaia First Time Configuration Wizard on a Security Group for the first time.

Notes:

  • The "config_system" tool is not an interactive configuration tool. It helps automate the first time configuration process.

  • The "config_system" tool is only for the first time configuration, and not for ongoing system configurations.

Important - On a 60000 / 40000 Appliance (Chassis), if you use an interface other than the default interface eth1-Mgmt4 to manage the Gaia OS, you must configure that interface as the Gaia Management Interface before you run the "config_system" tool. See Configuring the IP Address of the Gaia Management Interface..

Syntax

Run one of these:

Form

Command

Short form

config_system -h

Long form

config_system --help

Run one of these:

Form

Command

Short form

config_system -l

Long form

config_system --list-params

Run one of these:

Form

Command

Short form

config_system -f <Path and Filename>

Long form

config_system --config-file <Path and Filename>

Run one of these:

Form

Command

Short form

config_system -s <String>

Long form

config_system --config-string <String>

Run one of these:

Form

Command

Short form

config_system -t <Path>

Long form

config_system --create-template <Path>

Run:

config_system --dry-run

Procedure

Step

Instructions

1

Run this command in Expert mode:

config_system --config-string <String of Parameters and Values>

A configuration string must consist of parameter=value pairs, separated by the ampersand (&).

You must enclose the whole string between quotation marks.

For example:

"hostname=myhost&ftw_sic_key=abc123&timezone='US/Eastern'&install_security_vsx=true"

For more information on valid parameters and values, run the "config_system -h" command.

2

Reboot the system.

Step

Instructions

1

Run this command in Expert mode:

config_system -t <File Name>

2

Open the file you created in a text editor.

3

Edit all parameter values as necessary.

4

Save the updated configuration file.

Run this command in Expert mode:

config_system --config-file <File Name> --dry-run

Step

Instructions

1

Run this command in Expert mode:

config_system -f <File Name>

2

Reboot the system.

If you do not have a configuration file, you can create a configuration template and fill in the parameter values as necessary.

Before you run the First Time Configuration Wizard, you can validate the configuration file you created.

Parameters

A configuration file contains the "<parameter>=<value>" pairs described in the table below.

Note - The "config_system" parameters can change from Gaia version to Gaia version. Run the "config_system --help" command to see the available parameters.

Parameter

Description

Valid values

install_security_vsx

Installs VSX Gateway, if its value is set to "true".

  • true

  • false (default)

ftw_sic_key

Configures a Secure Internal Communication key, if the value of the "install_security_managment" parameter is set to "false".

A string of alphanumeric characters (between 4 and 127 characters long).

hostname

Configures the name of the local host (optional).

A string of alphanumeric characters.

sg_cluster_id

For Check Point Support use only.

 

timezone

Configures the Area/Region (optional).

The Area/Region must be enclosed between single quotation marks.

Examples:
'America/New_York'
'Asia/Tokyo'

Note - To see the available Areas and Regions, connect to any Gaia computer, log in to Gaia Clish, and run this command (names of Areas and Regions are case-sensitive):
set timezone Area<SPACE><TAB>