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24 November 20 11 Getting Started G uide Check Point 21400 VSX R67.10 P/N 704712 Models: G- 50[...]
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© 2011 Check Point Software Tec hnologies Ltd. All rights reserved. T his product and relate d docum entation are protected b y copyright and distributed und er licensing restricting th eir use, cop ying, distribution, and decom pilation. No part of this product or relat ed documentation m ay be reproduced in an y form or b y an y means without pr[...]
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Important Informat ion Latest Software W e recommend that you install the m ost recent softwa re release to sta y up- to - date with the l atest functional improvem ents, stability fixes, securit y enhancements and protectio n against new and e volving attack s. Latest Documentation The latest version of this document is at : http://supp ortconte n[...]
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W elcome Health and Safety Information Page 4 Health and Safe ty Information Note - The Check Point Check Point 21400 VSX correlate with the following m odel numbers f or certification purposes: G50. Read the following warnings bef ore setting up or using the appliance. Warning - Do not b lock air vents. A m inimum 1/2 -inch c learance is required.[...]
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W elc ome Health and Safety Information Page 5 included in the m anual in that alternati ve form , provided the user can reasona bly be expected to h ave the capability to access information in th at form . Product Disposal This s y mbol on the product or on its packaging indicat es that this product m ust not be disposed of with your other househo[...]
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Contents Important Infor mation ............................................................................................. 3 Health and Safe ty Informat ion ............................................................................... 4 Introduction ...............................................................................................[...]
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Page 7 Chapter 1 Introduction In This Chapter W elco m e 7 Overview of Check Point 21400 VSX 7 VSX Overview 7 Important Solutions 8 Shipping Carton Co ntents 8 Welcome Thank you for choos ing Check Point 21400 VSX. W e hope that you will be sat isfied with this s ystem and our support services. Check Point products pro vide your business with the m[...]
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Important Solutions Introduction Page 8 VSX incorporates th e same patented Statef ul Inspection and A pplication Intelligen ce technologies used in the Check Point Secur ity Gate way product line. It runs on high speed platform s (known as VSX G ateways) to deliver superior perf orm ance in high-bandwidt h environm ents. Administrators m anage VSX[...]
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Shipping Carton Contents Introduction Page 9 Item Description Cables 2 power cords Documentation Getting S tarted Guide User License Agreement[...]
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Page 10 Chapter 2 Mounting the Appliance in a Rack To learn how to m ount the Check Point 21400 VSX in the rack , see the 21000 Appliances Rack Mounting Guide ( http://supportc enter.check point.com/file_do wnload?id=12318 ).[...]
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Page 11 Chapter 3 Configuring Check Point 2 1400 VSX The workf low for configuring Check Point 21400 VSX is : 1. Mount the Check Point 21400 VSX in the rack . 2. Connect the cables an d power on. 3. Use the First T ime Wizard to configure the ap pliance. 4. Configure VSX in Sm artDashboard and inst all a policy. Note - Check Point 21400 VSX m ust b[...]
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Initial Configuration Configuring Check Point 21400 VSX Page 12 Initial Configuration Logging in for the First Time Check Point 21400 V SX includes a First T ime W izard to help you configure th e initial settings for the appliance. To log in and s tart the First T ime Wizard: 1. Connect to the app liance’s Serial console using t he RJ45/D subm i[...]
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Initial Configuration Configuring Check Point 21400 VSX Page 13 The Netw ork Connections windo w opens. 2. Enter 2 . The Configure connectio n wind ow opens. 3. Enter the num ber to select the M gmt interface. The Choose M gmt item to configure windo w opens. 4. Enter 1 . The Change IP setting s windo w opens. 5. Enter an IP address, n etwork mask [...]
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Confirming the Build Numbers Configuring Check Point 21400 VSX Page 14 2. Configure the Per Virtual System State . This f eature is required f or the Virtua l System Load Sharing (VSLS) . Enter y when prom pted to enable this feature. If you do not intend to use these f eatures, enter n . Note - You can us e the cpco nfig CLI com mand to ch[...]
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Page 15 Chapter 4 Check Point 2140 0 VSX Front and Rear Panel This chapter describes the Check Point 21400 VSX f ront and rear panel In This Chapter Check Point 21400 V SX Front Panel 15 Check Point 21 400 VSX Rear Panel 19 Check Point 21400 VSX Front Panel Item Description 1 System LEDs (S ystem power, s ystem status, and hard disk activity). 2 LC[...]
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Check Point 21400 VSX Front Panel Check Point 21400 VSX Front and Rear Panel Page 16 Item Description 9 Management connec tion port - for an Ethernet con nection to a rem ote managem ent computer. 10 USB ports. Check Point 21400 VSX Front Panel LEDS Item Description 1 System Power. OFF - System power off ON (Green) - System power on 2 Syste[...]
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Check Point 21400 VSX Front Panel Check Point 21400 VSX Front and Rear Panel Page 17 Managing Check Point 21400 VSX Using the LCD Panel The appliance has an LCD panel that you can use to do basic m anagem ent operations. You can enable DHCP. You can conf igure the m anagement IP addres s, netmask , and default gatewa y of the appliance. You can reb[...]
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Check Point 21400 VSX Front Pa nel Check Point 21400 VSX Front and Rear Panel Page 18 Line Cards The Check Point 21400 VSX f ront panel has three slots f or cold -swappable Line Car ds (also known as Network interface Cards (NICs)). Supported Line Cards These Line Cards are available: Item Line Card Description Supported Transceiv ers Latch Lever C[...]
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Check Point 21400 VSX Rear Panel Check Point 21400 VSX Fro nt a nd Rear Panel Page 19 Item Description 5 Link OFF - No Link ON (Green) - Li nk 6 Link OFF - No Link ON (Green) - 10M bps or 1G bps Link ON (Amber) - 100Mbps Link Check Point 21400 VSX Rear Panel Item Description 1 2 redundant, hot- swappable AC po wer supplies. Eac [...]
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Page 20 Chapter 5 Customer Replac eable Parts For max imum availability and easy m aintenance, the applianc e has m any customer replaceable parts. Important - c ustomers are prohibited by warranty and support a greements f rom changing any parts or altering th e hardware in an y way except as noted below, or as directe d by Check Point technical s[...]
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Installing and Removing Transceivers Customer Replaceable Parts Page 21 To install a Line Card: 1. Turn off the appliance 2. Insert the Line Card with the ejectors rotated out a sm all distance. Make sure that the alignment pins behi nd the thumb s crews engage the top hole. 3. Push the card in unt il the Line Card is ful ly inserted. W hen the car[...]
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Installing and Removing Power Supplies Customer Replaceable Parts Page 22 CLASS 1 LASER PRO DUCT . A TOTALLY ENCLOS ED LASER SYST EM CONTAINING A CL ASS 1 LASER. Note - Laser radiat ion when open. D o not stare into the be am, do not vie w directly with optical instrum ents, and avoid direct exp osure to the b eam. To install a t ransceiver: 1. Pus[...]
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Installing and Removing Hard Disks Customer Replaceable Parts Page 23 The power suppl y LEDs at the rear of the appliance sh ow the status of the po wer supplies. To remov e a power supply unit : 1. Loosen the retaining scr ew located at the top left of the power supp ly. 2. Unlock the po wer cord clip. 3. Pull the extraction ha ndle to rem ove the[...]
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Installing and Removing Hard Disks Customer Replaceable Parts Page 24 To remov e a hard disk 1. Move out the LCD p anel and lock the spring- loaded screw into retai ning ring. 2. On the hard disk drive, push left on the ej ector handle and turn o utward. 3. Remove the hard disk drive by pulling on the ejector handle and th e hard disk drive bezel. [...]
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Installing and Removing Memory Customer Replaceable Parts Page 25 The mirror rebuild is autom atic. The two disks must be the same t ype. First Boot Up At first boot up, let the d isk fully synchroni ze. Af ter two hours, the disk s are s y nchronize d. Do not reboot the system until the disk s are fully s ynchronized. If you reboot before the disk[...]
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Installing and Removing Memory Customer Replaceable Parts Page 26 Caution - T o protect the appliance and the mem ory modules from electrostat ic discharge dam age, make sure you are properly grounded before you touch these components. Use a grounding wrist strap an d follow the instruct ions provided with the wrist strap bef ore you hand le the co[...]
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Installing and Removing Memory Customer Replaceable Parts Page 27 When performing a mem ory upgrade to t he basic memor y configuration: In stall more DIMMS in all the remaining slots. T he DIMMs slots m ust always be populated as shown in the diagram . 3. To remove a DIM M : a) Press the two retai ning clips outward b) Carefully pull the DIMM up. [...]
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Installing and Removing Cooling Fans Customer Replaceable Parts Page 28 Installing and Removing Cooling Fans The 5 CPU fan un its are hot swappabl e. You can rem ove and install a fan unit at t he rear of the applianc e without shutting do wn the appliance. Before You Start: To replace a fan un it, you need: Physical access to th e appliance ?[...]
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Installing and Removing the System Board Battery Customer Replaceable Parts Page 29 4. Pull the fan out to rem ove it. If neces sary, use leverage . For example, use the f lat head of a sc rewdriver to slowly rem ove the fan unit, because of the tight fit. 5. If the appliance is run ning, imm ediately install a replacem ent fan. Push the fan into t[...]
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Installing and Removing a LOM Card Customer Replaceable Parts Page 30 d) Loosen the two r etaining screws f or the lower tra y (" Check Point 21400 VSX Rear Panel " on page 19 ) . e) Pull hard on the extract ion handles, and fu ll y remove the tra y from the appliance. 2. Find the small coin b attery. It is in a blac k battery slot on the[...]
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Installing and Removing a LOM Card Customer Replaceable Parts Page 31 a) Move the system board tray into the appliance until it c licks into position. b) Refasten the two reta ining screws for the lo wer tray. c) Connect the power c ords to the appliance. d) Press the power s witch at the rear of the appliance, to turn on the power to the appliance[...]
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Page 32 Chapter 6 VSX Appliance Rec overy VSX comes preloaded on your Check Point 21400 VSX appliance. If, for an y reason, you need to reinstall VSX on the applianc e, follow this proc edure. To reinstall VSX software on the app liance: 1. Connect to the app liance console usi ng the designate d cord received in your shipping carton (RJ4 5/D - sub[...]
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Page 33 Chapter 7 Registration and Support In This Chapter Registration 33 Support 33 W here To From Here? 33 Registration Check Point 21400 V SX requires a specific Ch eck Point license. O btain a license and register at the Check Point Appliance Reg istration site ( http://register.c heckpoint.com /cpapp ). Note - The MAC addr ess of the m anagem[...]
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Page 34 Appendix A Compliance Information This appendix contai ns declaration of conformit y, compliance, and related regulator y information. In This Appendix Declaration of Conf ormit y 34 Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer’s Nam e: Check Point Soft ware Technologies Ltd . Manufacturer’s Address: 5 Ha'Solelim Street, Tel Aviv 67897, [...]
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Declaration of Conformity Compliance Information Page 35 EN 55024 Information Techno logy Equipm ent - Imm unity Characteristics EN61000-4- 2 Information Techno logy Equipm ent - Electrostatic Discharge Imm unity EN61000-4- 3 Information Techno logy Equipm ent - Radiated RF Immunity EN61000-4-4 Information Techno logy Equipm ent - Fast Tr ansient I[...]