Repair A Corrupt Smartcenter Installation This article details how to repair a corrupt smartcenter step-by-step. This process is valid for both Windows and *nix-based installations and platform-specific instructions are pointed out where necessary. In fact, the word “repair” is somewhat misleading as what we really do is create a new smartcenter and use configuration files …

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How to mitigate the issue where this a long delay when logging in via SSH or console. When an SSH session is initiated to a linux box, the SSH server tries to perform a lookup on the client’s IP; in certain situations this is not going to be possible, e.g.: the configured DNS server is …

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This article describes how to reset the expert mode password on SecurePlatform for your Checkpoint appliance or open server. For Open Servers Obtain the live linux distribution Knoppix. You can download the current version from the Knoppix website: http://www.knoppix.net 1. Boot the machine from the Knoppix CD – you can use a built-in CD/DVD drive …

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This article details how to configure the best practice kernel parameters to ensure ClusterXL stability. It is recommended to set ALL of those values on your cluster – also see sk92723 on Cluster flapping prevention. Make sure the changes to the kernel parameters are performed on both members! To test (will not survive a reboot): …

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This article details how to use “dmidecode” to find out your Checkpoint UTM-1’s model number. Dmidecode reports information about your system’s hardware as described in your system BIOS according to the SMBIOS/DMI standard  – see here for a sample output. This information typically includes system manufacturer, model name, serial number, BIOS version, asset tag as …

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