Central Deployment of Hotfixes and Version Upgrades

Introduction

Use Central Deployment in SmartConsoleClosed 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:

You can Deploy a Hotfix or Upgrade Package from:

To use Central Deployment through the API, see the Check Point Management API Reference.

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.

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 AccumulatorClosed 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.