5 November 2017

60000/40000 Security Platforms

R76SP.50

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Check Point R76SP.50

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http://supportcontent.checkpoint.com/solutionsid=sk115735.

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Revision History
Date Description
05 November 2017 General updates.

28 September 2017 Updated supported interfaces information ("Maximum Number of

Interfaces Supported" on page 10).

23 April 2017 First release of this document.

Contents
Important Information................................................................................................... 3
Introduction ................................................................................................................... 5
Overview.................................................................................................................... 5
Important Solutions .................................................................................................. 5
What's New ................................................................................................................... 6
Hardware .................................................................................................................. 6
Distribution ............................................................................................................... 6
Image Cloning ........................................................................................................... 6
Usability .................................................................................................................... 6
Commands ..................................................................................................................... 6
CPView ...................................................................................................................... 7
Firmware Versions ........................................................................................................ 8
System Requirements ................................................................................................... 9
Management Requirements ...................................................................................... 9
Gateway Requirements ............................................................................................. 9
Supported Software Blades ............................................................................................ 9
Compatibility with Clients ..............................................................................................10
Maximum Number of Interfaces Supported...................................................................10
Upgrade Paths and Interoperability ............................................................................ 11
 Introduction

Introduction
Overview
Introducing Check Point's new appliances, the 64000 and 44000, the world's fastest Threat
Prevention platforms. The carrier-class next-generation Threat Prevention and Firewall solutions
provide the security you need today and into the future.
The platforms already support fast networking connectivity such as 40 GbE and 100 GbE. Now they
can be integrated with new and advanced solutions, both on premises or in the cloud.
When traffic volume or security requirements increase, you can easily scale the system up to
capacity. These scalable platforms enable you to continue growing your business without the
worry of security coverage.
Welcome to the future of Cyber Security!

Important Solutions
For more about R76SP.50 and to download the software, see the R76SP.50 Home Page
http://supportcontent.checkpoint.com/solutions?id=sk115735.
For a list of open issues, see the Known Limitations
http://supportcontent.checkpoint.com/solutions?id=sk115736.

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 What's New

What's New
Hardware
• New 7 slots/6U 44000 successor Chassis. Supports up to 6 SGMs.
• New SGM400 with updated hardware. 56 threads, 28 cores (HT) and 40G interfaces to the
back-plane.
• New SSM440 introduces 100G connectivity and an improved port density.

Distribution
• Optimizes the traffic distribution between the SGMs.
• Adds the source port to the SSM distribution calculation which optimizes new connection
distribution to SGMs.
• Adds the source port to the CoreXL calculation which optimizes new connection allocation to
different CPU cores.
• Enhances the use of the CPUs on a single SGM.

Image Cloning
• Single Management Object (SMO) and configuration propagation functionality extended.
• Supports synchronization of software (binaries and libraries).
• Easier than ever to scale-up. Add new SGMs or replace SGMs if there is a hardware failure.

Usability
• Improved user experience with updated scalable platform specific commands.
• Same workflow, look and feel as unified Check Point commands.

Commands
Command Syntax
Configures the port speed set ssm id <ssm_id> qsfp-ports-mode
<qsfp_mode>
set interface <ifn> link-speed <speed>

Configures the Chassis state set chassis id <chassis_id> admin-state

<up/down>

Collects system diagnostics show smo verifies

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 What's New

Command Syntax
Shows the current status of all defined show interfaces
interfaces on the system

Synchronizes the local time for all SGMs set ntp server primary [NTP Server]
and the CMM, with the NTP server version [version num]
set ntp server secondary [NTP Server]
version [version num]

Shows the content of a log file show smo log <log file> [filter <string>]
[from <date>] [to <date>] [tail <n>]

To manage a Security Group add smo security-group

delete smo security-group

CPView
• CPView utility is a text-based, built-in utility that runs with the cpview command. See
http://supportcontent.checkpoint.com/solutions?id=sk101878.
• Runs on Security Gateways, Security Management Servers, and Multi-Domain Security
Management and is now available for scalable platforms.
• Shows statistical data to monitor the machine performance.
• Data shows general system information, such as CPU, memory and disk space.
• Data provides information about the performance of the software blades.
• Data updates continuously in easy to access views.

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 Firmware Versions

Firmware Versions
Component Hardware Version
SSM160 5.5.R1.4.CP404.T-ATCA404.binoxpkg

SSM Firmware
SSM440 5.5.R5.2.CP.T-ATCA510.binoxpkg

61000/41000 2.83 rev3

CMM Firmware
64000/44000/61000 N+N 3.40 rev6.1

SGM220 1.3

SGM260 2.1
SGM BIOS Image
SGM400 2.28

SGM220 1.54

SGM260 1.40 (upgrade only if necessary)

IPMC Bootloader Image
SGM400 1.00

SGM220 1.54

SGM260 1.4
IPMC Firmware Image
SGM400 1.02

SGM220 1.54

SGM260 2.4
FPGA Image
SGM400 2.34

SGM220 2.4

SGM260 2.66
FPGA Recovery Image
SGM400 2.34

SGM220 4PC10362 or 2CV102M3

SSD Firmware
SGM260/SGM400 N2010101 or N2010112

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 System Requirements

System Requirements
Management Requirements
You can manage the R76SP.50 60000/40000 Security Platform with a Security Management Server
or Multi-Domain Security Management version R76 or higher. For management requirements, see
the R76 Release Notes http://downloads.checkpoint.com/dc/download.htm?ID=22933.
If you use the LTE features, you must install the R76 LTE Hotfix on the management server. See
http://supportcontent.checkpoint.com/solutions?id=sk95768.

Gateway Requirements
Supported Software Blades
Security Gateway VSX Gateway
Firewall  

IPS  

Threat Emulation  

Application Control  

Identity Awareness  

Data Loss Prevention  Not supported

IPv4 only

URL Filtering  

IPSec VPN  
IPv4 only IPv4 only

Anti-Bot  

Anti-Virus  

Mobile Access  Not supported

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 System Requirements

Compatibility with Clients

For the list of Endpoint clients that are supported by this release, see the R76 Release Notes
http://supportcontent.checkpoint.com/documentation_download?ID=22933.

Maximum Number of Interfaces Supported

The maximum number of supported interfaces on the 64000/61000/44000/41000 Security System
Gateways is:

Mode Max Interfaces Notes

Security Gateway 1024 Includes all interface types (Bonds, Physical,
VLAN, Warp). For more information, see
sk113255
http://supportcontent.checkpoint.com/solutions
?id=sk113255 and search for 01164020.

VSX Gateway 4096 Includes all interface types (Bonds, Physical,

VLAN, Warp). For more information, see
sk113255
http://supportcontent.checkpoint.com/solutions
?id=sk113255 and search for 01164020.

VSX Gateway Virtual 256

System

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 Upgrade Paths and Interoperability

Upgrade Paths and Interoperability

To learn how to upgrade to R76SP.50, see the R76SP.50 Security System Upgrade Guide
http://downloads.checkpoint.com/dc/download.htm?ID=54163.

Major Release Upgrade (R75.xx and R76SP to R76SP.50)

• Dual Chassis – Supported (Zero Downtime)
• Single Chassis – Supported (Downtime during upgrade)

Minor Release Upgrade (R76SP.xx to R76SP.50)

• Dual Chassis – Supported
• Single Chassis – Supported

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