once more question, if the IP 350 suffers a power loss, will it reboot successfully & still work if the Smartcentre server is still unavailable?
Thanks Dave ---------------------------------------- > Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 15:53:26 +0200 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [FW-1] failure of management station FW1 - R55/R56 > To: [email protected] > > On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 12:21, Gareth Williams > wrote: >> Hi Dave, >> >> I am not sure whether you are aware but R55/56 is no longer supported so you >> may not be able to raise a case with Checkpoint TAC. Unfortunately if you >> rebuild the management server and restore the backup that you currently have >> it will NOT realise that the enforcement module has a newer policy and allow >> you to restore from the gateway. If you do restore your backup and your >> firewall reboots etc it will try and fetch policy from the management >> server, in this case it may take the old policy. I am not sure how many >> changes you have made since your last backup or how big your environment is, >> but restoring that backup is probably going to be your best bet, short of >> starting from scratch. If the management server only manages one firewall >> you could take a "cpinfo" from the firewall and open it in "infoview" (not >> sure if this is publicly available). This will allow to view the gateways >> policy in smartdashboard and assist your in recreating any changes if you >> decide to restore from backup. >> > > If he does restores the backup, he will have two options: > > - update the backup to match the current state as best as he can: from > trouble tickets, e-mail with requested modifications and so on. > - push the old policy and wait for people to screm when things break > and fix them :) > >> Is it a case that the hard disks from the management server are completely >> dead? If you can access the disks at all it may be possible to copy certain >> key files in order to restore your management! >> > > He can setup a new machine, run an upgrade_export on it, see what > files the utility backs up and try to salvage those files from the > dead disk(s) and archive them to create a self-made upgrade_export > file and hope for the best when he'll run upgrade_import on the new > smartcenter server. > > Eugeniu > > Scanned by Check Point Total Security Gateway. > > ================================================= > To set vacation, Out-Of-Office, or away messages, > send an email to [email protected] > in the BODY of the email add: > set fw-1-mailinglist nomail > ================================================= > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, > please see the instructions at > http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html > ================================================= > If you have any questions on how to change your > subscription options, email > [email protected] > ================================================= _________________________________________________________________ We want to hear all your funny, exciting and crazy Hotmail stories. Tell us now http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/ Scanned by Check Point Total Security Gateway. ================================================= To set vacation, Out-Of-Office, or away messages, send an email to [email protected] in the BODY of the email add: set fw-1-mailinglist nomail ================================================= To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ================================================= If you have any questions on how to change your subscription options, email [email protected] =================================================
