Running an Unattended USB Installation of Gaia

You can install a Gaia Operating System on a 60000 / 40000 Appliance (Chassis) using an ISO on a removable USB drive.

To prepare a USB drive, see sk65205.

Important - Always use the latest available build of the ISOmorphic Tool. If you use an outdated build, the installation can fail.

On Check Point appliances, the ISOmorphic tool lets an administrator run an unattended installation.

In an unattended installation, an experienced Check Point system administrator:

Step

Instructions

1

Prepares the USB with these pre-configured settings for a specified network interface:

  • IP address

  • Network mask

  • Default gateway

2

Sends the USB drive to an administrator, who inserts the drive into the appliance and reboots it.

The tool installs Gaia Operating System and configures the appliance with the predefined settings.

3

The first administrator then:

  • Connects to the Gaia Portal and runs the First Time Configuration Wizard, or

  • Opens a command line to the appliance for further operating system level configuration