Boot Loader

The Gaia Embedded Boot Menu shows during boot and is available if you press CTRL+C while the appliance boots if you have a console connection.

The menu contains the available options:

When you are in Boot Loader, all interfaces are down and you can only activate them for options that require connectivity. At this point Check Point's services are not active.

• Options 1-3 start the appliance.

  • Normal mode is the default boot mode for the appliance.

  • Debug mode boot gives printouts of processes that are initialized during boot.

  • Maintenance mode boots the machine and gives access only to the file system (network interfaces, Check Point processes and the appliance's services are down).

  Note - During normal/debug boot, if there is an error and the appliance cannot boot properly, it reverts to maintenance mode and the Power LED turns a constant red.

• Options 4-5 are explained in the subsequent sections.

• Option 6 restarts the appliance.

• Option 8 uploads a preset configuration file.