Installing One Security Management Server only, or Primary Security Management Server in Management High Availability

Procedure:

Step

Instructions

1

Install the GaiaClosed Check Point security operating system that combines the strengths of both SecurePlatform and IPSO operating systems. Operating System:

2

Follow Configuring Gaia for the First Time.

3

During the First Time Configuration Wizard, you must configure these settings:

  • In the Installation Type window, select Security Gateway and/or Security Management.

  • In the Products window:

    1. In the Products section, select Security Management only.

    2. In the Clustering section, in the Define Security Management as field, select Primary.

  • In the Security Management GUI Clients window, configure the applicable allowed computers:

    • Any IP Address - Allows all computers to connect.

    • This machine - Allows only the single specified computer to connect.

    • Network - Allows all computers on the specified network to connect.

    • Range of IPv4 addresses - Allows all computers in the specified range to connect.

4

Install a valid license.

See Working with Licenses.

Step

Instructions

1

Connect with SmartConsoleClosed Check Point GUI application used to manage a Check Point environment - configure Security Policies, configure devices, monitor products and events, install updates, and so on. to the 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..

2

From the left navigation panel, click Gateways & Servers.

3

Open the Security Management ServerClosed Check Point Single-Domain Security Management Server or a Multi-Domain Security Management Server. object.

4

On the General Properties page, click the Management tab.

5

Enable the applicable Software Blades.

Note - In a Management High Availability environment, the SmartEvent Software BladeClosed Specific security solution (module): (1) On a Security Gateway, each Software Blade inspects specific characteristics of the traffic (2) On a Management Server, each Software Blade enables different management capabilities. is supported only on the Active Management Server (for more information, see sk25164).

6

Click OK.

Disk space for logs and indexes:

The Security Management Server with Log Indexing enabled, creates and uses index files for fast access to log file content. Index files are located by default at $RTDIR/log_indexes/.

To make sure that there is always sufficient disk space on the Security Management Server, the server that stores the log index deletes the oldest index entries, when the available disk space is less than a specified minimum. The default minimum value is 5000 MB, or 15% of the available disk space.

Step

Instructions

1

In the SmartConsole, edit the object of the Security Management Server.

2

From the left navigation tree, click Logs > Storage.

3

Select When disk space is below <number> Mbytes, start deleting old files.

4

Enter the applicable disk space value.

5

Click OK.

For more information:

See the R81 Security Management Administration Guide.