Supported Environments

Management Servers boot by default with 64-bit Gaia Check Point security operating system that combines the strengths of both SecurePlatform and IPSO operating systems. kernel after a clean install or upgrade to R81.

Note - If you revert from the R81 upgrade, the appliance will still boot with 64-bit kernel, even if it was originally 32-bit.

Refer to the Product Life Cycle page for more information and announcements about Check Point Appliances.

Management Server Appliances

Product and Supported Appliances
Check Point Product	Smart-1 225, 405, 410, 525, 625	Smart-1 3050, 3150, 5050, 5150
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.
Log Server Dedicated Check Point server that runs Check Point software to store and process logs.
SmartEvent Server Dedicated Check Point server with the enabled SmartEvent Software Blade that hosts the events database.
Multi-Domain Security Management Server
Multi-Domain Log Server Dedicated Check Point server that runs Check Point software to store and process logs in a Multi-Domain Security Management environment. The Multi-Domain Log Server consists of Domain Log Servers that store and process logs from Security Gateways that are managed by the corresponding Domain Management Servers. Acronym: MDLS.

Appliances and Supported Products
Appliance	Management	Management + Log Server	Management + Log Server + SmartEvent
Gen V Smart-1 (405, 410, 525, 625, 5050, 5150)
Smart-1 225, 3050, 3150

Standalone (Gateway + Management)

The model numbers in this table are for the series of appliances that support R81 Standalone Configuration in which the Security Gateway and the Security Management Server products are installed and configured on the same server.

Appliance Series	Security Gateway	Standalone (Gateway + Management)
3000
5000 excluding 5900		^(*)
5900
6500, 6800
6200B, 6200P, 6200T, 6600, 6400,6700, 6900
7000
15000		^(*)
16000, 16000T
16200
16600HS
23000		^(*)
26000, 26000T
28000, 28600HS
Cloud setup, VMware		Using kernel mode only

^(*) Standalone is only supported with appliances using HDD for storage (Standalone is NOT supported with appliances using SSD).

Appliance Support for User Space Firewall (USFW)

Security Gateways on these platforms run in the USFW mode by default:

3600, 3600T, 3800, 6200B, 6200P, 6200T, 6400, 6600, 6700, 6900, 7000, 16000, 16000T, 16200, 16600HS, 23900, 26000, 26000T, 28000, and 28600HS appliances.
VMware Virtual Machine.

Note - All other Check Point appliances will boot in kernel mode by default.

Open Server Physical computer manufactured and distributed by a company, other than Check Point. / Cloud setup will boot in the USFW mode when using 40 CPU cores or more.

Threat Emulation Appliances

TE100X, TE250X, TE1000X ,and TE2000X are fully supported with R81.

Supported Virtualization Platforms

For the most up-to-date information about the supported Linux versions and virtualization platforms, see the Virtual Machines section of the Hardware Compatibility List.