Running an Unattended USB Installation of Gaia on Check Point Appliances

You can install a GaiaClosed Check Point security operating system that combines the strengths of both SecurePlatform and IPSO operating systems. Operating System on Check Point appliances using an ISO on a removable 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 If you use an outdated build, the installation can fail.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 the Check Point Gaia OS and configures the appliance with the predefined settings.

The LCD indicates a successful installation and interfaces blink in round-robin fashion.

3

The first administrator then:

Note - The ISOmorphic tool does not support unattended installation on Open Servers.