Creating a Domain Management Server with the 'mgmt_cli' Command

Prerequisites

• Name or Identifier of the Domain. For example: MyDomain

• Name or Identifier of the new Domain Management Server Check Point Single-Domain Security Management Server or a Multi-Domain Security Management Server.. For example: MyDMS

• IPv4 address for the new Domain Management Server Virtual Security Management Server that manages Security Gateways for one Domain, as part of a Multi-Domain Security Management environment. Acronym: DMS..

• IPv4 Address for the Multi-Domain Server Dedicated Check Point server that runs Check Point software to host virtual Security Management Servers called Domain Management Servers. Synonym: Multi-Domain Security Management Server. Acronym: MDS..

• The Multi-Domain Server username and password for a Multi-Domain Superuser, who has permission to create the new Domain Management Server.

To create a new Domain Management Server

1. Connect to the command line on the Multi-Domain Server.

2. Log in to the Expert mode with the Superuser credentials.

3. Create the Domain Management Server.

   Run this command:

   mgmt_cli add domain name <domain_name> servers.ip address "<ipv4>" servers.name "<server_name>" servers.multi-domain-server "<mdm_name>"

   For more information, see mgmt_cli.

   Example:

   mgmt_cli add domain name "domain1" servers.ip-address "192.0.2.1" servers.name "domain1_ManagementServer_1" servers.multi-domain-server "primary_mdm"

4. Connect with SmartConsole 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 new Domain Management Server to configure the applicable settings.