Modifying Settings of a Virtual Device

Description

This command changes the settings of an existing Virtual DeviceClosed Logical object that emulates the functionality of a type of physical network object. Virtual Device can be on of these: Virtual Router, Virtual System, or Virtual Switch. object:

Syntax

set vd name <Name of Virtual Device Object> [vs_mtu <MTU>] [instances <Number of IPv4 CoreXL Firewall instances>] [instances6 <Number of IPv6 CoreXL Firewall instances>] [main_ip <Main IPv4 Address>] [main_ip6 <Main IPv6 Address>] [calc_topo_auto {true | false}]

Parameters

Parameter

Value

Notes

name <Name of Virtual Device Object>

Object name

Specifies the name of the Virtual Device object.

Mandatory parameter, if this is the first command in a transaction.

vs_mtu <MTU>

Integer

Specifies the Global MTU value for all interfaces.

This parameter is applicable only for a:

  • Virtual System in Bridge Mode

  • Virtual Switch

Default is 1500 bytes.

instances <Number of IPv4 CoreXL Firewall instances>

Integer

Specifies the number of IPv4 CoreXLClosed Performance-enhancing technology for Security Gateways on multi-core processing platforms. Multiple Check Point Firewall instances are running in parallel on multiple CPU cores. Firewall instances.

This parameter is applicable only for a:

  • Virtual System

  • Virtual System in Bridge Mode

Default is 1.

For more information about CoreXL, see R81 Performance Tuning Administration Guide.

instances6 <Number of IPv6 CoreXL Firewall instances>

Integer

Specifies the number of IPv6 CoreXL Firewall instances.

This parameter is applicable only for a:

  • Virtual System

  • Virtual System in Bridge Mode

Default is 1.

For more information about CoreXL, see R81 Performance Tuning Administration Guide.

main_ip <Main IPv4 Address>

IPv4 Address

Specifies the main IPv4 Address of the Virtual Device object.

This parameter is applicable only for a:

  • Virtual System

  • Virtual Router

Note - To remove the current IPv4 address, set the value to "empty". For example: set vd name VS1 main_ip empty

main_ip6 <Main IPv6 Address>

IPv6 Address

Specifies the main IPv6 Address of the Virtual Device object.

This parameter is applicable only for a:

  • Virtual System

  • Virtual Router

Note - To remove the current IPv6 address, set the value to empty. For example: set vd name VS1 main_ip6 empty

calc_topo_auto {true | false}

  • true

  • false

Specifies how to calculate topology based on routes:

  • true - Automatically calculate topology based on routes (default)

  • false - Does not calculate topology based on routes (administrator can configure it manually)

This parameter is applicable only for a:

  • Virtual System

  • Virtual Router

Example

vsx_provisioning_tool -s localhost -u admin -p mypassword -o set vd name VS1 instances 8 main_ip 192.0.2.6 calc_topo_auto false