Use Central Deployment in 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 perform batch deployment of:
Jumbo Hotfix Software package installed on top of the current software version to fix a wrong or undesired behavior, and to add a new behavior. Accumulators and Hotfixes on Security Gateways and Cluster
Two or more Security Gateways that work together in a redundant configuration - High Availability, or Load Sharing. Members.
Upgrade Packages on Security Gateways and Cluster Members.
You can Deploy a Hotfix or Upgrade Package from:
The Check Point Cloud.
The Package Repository Collection of software packages that were uploaded to the Management Server. You can easily install these packages in SmartConsole on the managed Security Gateways. on the Management Server
Check Point Single-Domain Security Management Server or a Multi-Domain Security Management Server..
First, you must upload the applicable package to the Package Repository.
To use Central Deployment through the API, see the Check Point Management API Reference.
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Best Practice - Use the Package Repository on the Management Server if the target's connectivity to the Management Server is better than the target's connectivity to the cloud, or if the target is overloaded with traffic. |
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Note - You can select up to 30 Security Gateways and Cluster Members, but installation can take place only on 10 targets at the same time. The Management Server places each target above the 10th in a queue. Each time an installation completes on one of the targets, the Management Server installs it on the next target in the queue. |
Some Security Gateways have Recommended Hotfixes. See the Recommended Jumbo column in the Gateways & Servers view:
You can deploy a Recommended Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator Collection of hotfixes combined into a single package. Acronyms: JHA, JHF, JHFA. or a specific Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator take.
For more information, see Central Deployment of Hotfixes and Version Upgrades.