Managing Domains

A Domain Management Server Check Point Single-Domain Security Management Server or a Multi-Domain Security Management Server. is the functional equivalent of a Security Management Server 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. in a single-Domain environment.

You 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. directly to a 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. to manage the Domain and its components:

• Security Gateways managed by this Domain

• Domain Security Policies Collection of rules that control network traffic and enforce organization guidelines for data protection and access to resources with packet inspection., rules, and other Domain-level security settings

• Domain system objects, such as services, users, and VPN Communities.

• Domain Software Blades and their related configuration settings

This chapter contains:

• Instructions to create and manage Domains and Domain Management Servers.

• Instructions to create and configuring a Secondary 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..