I can guarantee you that Check Point's clustering solution is not well
supported by Check Point, because there is no clustering software available
from Check Point (yet). Check Point's solution is a hot standby solution, is
less than 6 months old, and has not been widely field tested. Stonebeat has
been around a long time, and is known to be reliable. While their full
cluster solution is new, our experiences with it have been very positive. We
especially like the ease of adding additional cluster members. This makes
scaling the solution a breeze. About the only thing that Check Point's HA
solution has going for it is that it has CP's name on it, and you get the
lovely license key situations. We are keeping a close watch on the CP
product as it matures.
Frank
-----Original Message-----
From: Rogue Bolo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 9:20 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [FW1] [FW-1] HA on AIX
Can you provdie any information as to why we would
want the Stonesoft HA vs the Check Point HA? I have
heard things about your product, but nothing anyone
can nail down.
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> > It is interesting to note that while Stonesoft is
> an
> > Opsec partner their software is not Opsec
> compliant
> > and is not supported by Check Point support
> engineers
> > to any great extent. I am sure though that Check
> > Point's own clustering technology is well
> supported.
>
> As Tim pointed out, the StoneBeat HA product (now at
> version 3.1.4) is OPSEC
> certified. It provides basic hot-standby or
> load-sharing configurations. The
> StoneBeat FullCluster product, which provides
> dynamic load balancing for up to
> 16 nodes/cluster, now at version 1.0, soon to be
> 2.0, is not OPSEC-certified.
> And yes, a bit over a year after StoneBeat was
> certified, CheckPoint came out
> with their own HA product that does essentially the
> same thing. They do not, as
> yet, have a clustering product, however.
>
> If you are concerned about support from Check Point
> engineers, you can obtain
> your support from Stonesoft directly. We have many
> CCSA and CCSE's, as well as
> a few CCSI's, and will be happy to provide you with
> full support for both
> products. :)
>
>
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> Stonesoft, Inc.
> Network Security Specialist 115 Perimeter
> Center Place
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> Terraces, Suite 1000
> Tel: +1 770 668 1125
> Atlanta, GA 30346
> Cel: +1 404 386 8500
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> Fax: +1 770 668 1131
> http://www.stonesoft.com
>
>
>
>
>
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