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12 August 2020 6000 AND 7000 APPLIANCES QS-15, QM-30, QS-2, QM-1, QM-2, QM-35 Getting Started Guide...
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Check Point. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, Check Point assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. This publication and features described herein are subject to change without notice.
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6000 and 7000 Appliances Getting Started Guide Revision History Date Description 12 August 2020 "Mounting the Appliances in a Rack" on page 27 Updated information in Improved HTML formatting and layout 10 August 2020 30 April 2020 Updated information for 6400, 6700, and 7000 appliances 14 January 2020 Updated information for 6200, 6600, and 6900 appliances 22 January 2019...
Table of Contents Table of Contents Safety, Environmental, and Electronic Emissions Notices Compliance Information Declaration of Conformity for 6000 and 7000 Appliances Remarques relatives à la sécurité, l'environnement et les émissions électroniques Hinweise zu Sicherheit, Umwelt und elektronischen Emissione Introduction Welcome 6000 and 7000 Series Appliance Overview Shipping Carton Contents...
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Table of Contents Using the Restraint Clip on 6500, 6600, 6700, 6800, 6900, and 7000 Appliances Lights Out Management Dual Redundant BIOS Replacing and Upgrading Components Restoring Factory Defaults Restoring from the Gaia Portal Restoring from the Boot Menu Restoring from Gaia Clish Registration and Support Registration Support...
Safety, Environmental, and Electronic Emissions Notices Safety, Environmental, and Electronic Emissions Notices Read the following warnings before setting up or using the appliance. Warning - Do not block air vents. A minimum 1/2-inch clearance is required. Before you install or remove a chassis, or work near power supplies, turn off the power and unplug the power cord.
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Safety, Environmental, and Electronic Emissions Notices This device is not intended for use in the direct field of view at visual display workplaces. To avoid incommoding reflexions at visual display workplaces this device must not be placed in the direct field of view.
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Safety, Environmental, and Electronic Emissions Notices WARNING: Handling the cord on this product will expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling. Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this device could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
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Safety, Environmental, and Electronic Emissions Notices European Union (EU) Electromagnetic and Safety Compatibility Directives - 6200, 6400, 6500, 6600, 6700, 6800, 6900, and 7000 Appliances This product is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the Approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility Directives 2004/108/EC and 2014/30/EU.
This appendix contains declaration of conformity, compliance, and related regulatory information. Declaration of Conformity for 6000 and 7000 Appliances Manufacturer's Name: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. 5 Shlomo Kaplan Street Manufacturer's Address: Tel Aviv 6789159, Israel Declare that under our sole responsibility the products...
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Compliance Information EN 55024: 2010+A1:2015 Immunity characteristics - Limits and methods of measurement IEC 61000-4-2: 2008 Information Technology Equipment - Flicker Characteristics IEC 61000-4-3: 2006 Information Technology Equipment - Radiated RF Immunity IEC 61000-4-4 Information Technology Equipment - Fast Transient Immunity IEC 61000-4-5 Information Technology Equipment - Surge Immunity...
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Compliance Information Model Number: QS-2, QM-1, QM-2, QM-35 Product 6200, 6400, 6600, 6700, 6900, 7000 Options: Date First January 2020 Applied: FCC 47 CFR Part 15 Subpart B, Information Technology Equipment - Radio Disturbance Characteristics ICES-003 Issue 6-2016 ANSI C63.4-2014 VCCI-CISPR 32: 2016 Information Technology Equipment - Radio Disturbance Characteristics...
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Compliance Information IEC 61000-4-11 Information Technology Equipment - Voltage Dips and Short Interruptions Immunity IEC 61000-4-12 Information Technology Equipment - Ring wave immunity test RoHS 2011/65/EU RoHS Directive Safety UL GS / IEC 60950-1: 2005 (Second Information technology equipment. Edition)+Am 1:2009+Am 2: 2013 Safety General requirements, CE LVD EN 62368-1 : 2014 UL/ULc 60950-1...
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Compliance Information 1. This device may not cause harmful interference, 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
Remarques relatives à la sécurité, l'environnement et les émissions électroniques Remarques relatives à la sécurité, l'environnement et les émissions électroniques Avant de mettre en place ou d'utiliser l'appareil, veuillez lire les avertissements suivants. Avertissement : ne pas obturer les aérations. Il faut laisser au moins 1,27 cm d'espace libre. Avant d'installer ou retirer un châssis ou de travailler à...
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Remarques relatives à la sécurité, l'environnement et les émissions électroniques Produit laser de classe 1 : un système laser totalement clos et contenant un laser de classe Cet appareil n'est pas prévu pour être utilisé dans le champ de vision direct des personnes occupant un bureau.
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Remarques relatives à la sécurité, l'environnement et les émissions électroniques AVERTISSEMENT : La manipulation de ce cordon vous expose au contact du plomb, un élément reconnue par l'état de Californie pour être cancérigène, provoquer des malformations à la naissance et autres dommages relatifs à...
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Remarques relatives à la sécurité, l'environnement et les émissions électroniques Déclaration de conformité pour le Japon : Classe A Directives de l'Union européenne (UE) relatives à la compatibilité électromagnétique et à la sécurité - Appareils 6200, 6400, 6500, 6600, 6700, 6800 6900 et 7000 Ce produit est certifié...
Hinweise zu Sicherheit, Umwelt und elektronischen Emissione Hinweise zu Sicherheit, Umwelt und elektronischen Emissione Lesen Sie die folgenden Warnhinweise durch, bevor Sie das Gerät einrichten oder verwenden. Warnhinweis - Die Lüftungsschlitze müssen frei gehalten werden. Der Mindestabstand beträgt 0,5 Zoll (1,27 cm). Schalten Sie das Gerät ab und ziehen Sie den Stecker, bevor Sie ein Gestell anbringen oder entfernen oder wenn Sie in der Nähe der Stromzufuhr arbeiten.
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Hinweise zu Sicherheit, Umwelt und elektronischen Emissione Prozessor kann innerhalb von wenigen Sekunden beschädigt werden. Produktwarnung Laserklasse 1 – ein vollständig geschlossenes Lasersystem mit einem Laser der Klasse 1. Das Gerät ist nicht für den Einsatz im direkten Blickfeld von Bildschirmarbeitsplätzen geeignet. Das Gerät darf nicht im direkten Blickfeld von Bildschirmarbeitsplätzen angebracht werden, um ein unangenehmes Reflektieren zu vermeiden.
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Hinweise zu Sicherheit, Umwelt und elektronischen Emissione WARNUNG : Im Kabel dieses Produktes befindet sich Blei; diese Chemikalie wird vom US-Bundesstaat Kalifornien als mögliche Ursache für Krebs, Geburtsfehler oder Einschränkungen der Fortpflanzungsfähigkeit eingestuft. Waschen Sie sich anschließend die Hände. Vorsicht Sämtliche Änderungen oder Modifikationen, die nicht ausdrücklich in der Garantieerklärung dieses Geräts gestattet werden, führen möglicherweise zum Erlöschen der Betriebserlaubnis des Benutzers.
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Hinweise zu Sicherheit, Umwelt und elektronischen Emissione Richtlinien der Europäischen Union (EU) bezüglich elektromagnetischer Verträglichkeit und Sicherheit - Geräte 6200, 6400, 6500, 6600, 6700, 6800, 6900 und 7000 Hiermit wird erklärt, dass dieses Produkt mit den Auflagen der Richtlinie des Europäischen Rates bezüglich zur der Angleichung der Rechtsvorschriften der Mitgliedstaaten im Hinblick auf die Richtlinien über elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit (2004/108/EG) und 2014/30/EU konform ist.
Check Point also delivers worldwide technical services including educational, professional and support services through a network of Authorized Training Centers, Certified Support Partners and Check Point technical support personnel to ensure that you get the most out of your security investment.
Introduction Shipping Carton Contents This section describes the contents of the shipping carton. Item Description Appliance 6000/7000 appliance Rack Mounting Telescopic rails for 6600, 6700, 6800, 6900, and 7000 appliances Accessories Fixed rails and mount ears for 6200, 6400, and 6500 appliances Rack mounting screws Ear bracket screws Cables and...
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SmartConsole : GUI applications that are used to manage various aspects of Security Policy enforcement. Locally Managed Deployment : When all Check Point components responsible for both the management and enforcement of the Security Policy (the Security Management Server and the Security Gateway) are installed on the same machine.
You can install your 6000/7000 appliance with the fixed or telescopic rails hardware depending on Rack Mounting for 5000, 6000, 7000, Smart-1 405/410 and TE100X the appliance model. See the Appliances booklet for the procedure. Appliance Physical Specifications These are the physical specifications of the Check Point appliance. Regulated Maximum Operating Electrical Appliance Width...
Mounting the Appliances in a Rack Appliance Air Vents Make sure that the appliance air vents have sufficient airflow from front to rear when the appliance is mounted in a rack. Important - If the appliance vents are blocked, the appliance can become too hot and it can be damaged.
Configuring the Appliances Configuring the Appliances Starting the Appliance Connect the appliance to a power source and turn on the appliance. When the appliance is ready, you can do the First Time Configuration Wizard to configure it. To start the appliance: Connect the power cable(s) to the power supply unit(s) in the rear panel.
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Configuring the Appliances To monitor the RAID status of the storage devices from the CLI: 1. Log in to the appliance. 2. Run: raid_diagnostic The output shows data about the RAID and storage devices, with the percent of synchronization completed. DiskID 0 is the top storage device.
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Configuring the Appliances The window shows volume and disk information. To monitor the RAID status from SmartConsole on versions R80.10 and higher: 1. In SmartConsole Gateways & Servers , open the view. 2. Right-click the Security Gateway that represents the appliance and select Monitor 3.
Configuring the Appliances To hot swap a storage device: 1. Make sure that there is at least one fully synchronized storage device in the system (state= ONLINE ). 2. When the system is up, remove the failed storage device. a. If necessary, use the key in the accessories bag to unlock the storage device. b.
Configuring the Appliances 1. Connect with SmartConsole (R80.10 or higher) to the Management Server. 2. Configure a new Security Gateway object for the appliance. 3. Enter the IP address for the appliance. 4. For a centrally managed deployment, establish Secure Internal Communication (SIC) between the Security Gateway and the Security Management Server.
6000/7000 Appliances Hardware 6000/7000 Appliances Hardware Front Panel 6200 Base 6200 Plus/Turbo and 6400 Base/Plus 6500 6600 Base/Plus and 6700 Base/Plus 6000 and 7000 Appliances Getting Started Guide | 34...
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6000/7000 Appliances Hardware 6800 6900 Base/Plus and 7000 Base/Plus Item Component Description Expansion Expansion slot. line card This expansion slot is assigned eth1-0x in the OS. Expansion 6800, 6900, and 7000 appliances only - Expansion slot. line card This expansion slot is assigned eth2-0x in the OS. On board Eight 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 ports.
6000/7000 Appliances Hardware Item Component Description Factory reset 6200 Base, 6600, 6700, 6900, and 7000 appliances - Locator - Press / Locator / the button to turn the Location beacon LED on and off in the Alarm Off appliance. 6200 Plus/Turbo and 6400 appliances - Provides Locator and Alarm Off functionalities.
6000/7000 Appliances Hardware Item Component Description Synchronization Synchronize with cluster members. port RJ45 console "Connecting to the For a serial connection to the appliance. See port 6000/7000 Appliances CLI" on page 33 Port activity LED Off - No activity Slow Blink (Green) - Activity Link speed LED Off - No Link or 10M link On (Green) - 100M link...
6000/7000 Appliances Hardware Item Icon Component Description System Off - System power off power On (Green) - System power on Storage Off - No storage device activity device On (Amber) - Read/write activity activity Power Off - No power/no status supply Amber - Power supply fault detected status...
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6000/7000 Appliances Hardware 7000 Base/Plus Item Component Description Off - Power supply is not connected to an electric outlet indicator On (Amber) - Power off for each On (Green) - Power on power On (Red) - Failure supply unit Power Connect to an electric outlet.
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6000/7000 Appliances Hardware Item Component Description Fixed Numbered from right to left. cooling fans In the 6200, 6400, 6600, 6700, 6800, and 6900 appliances - 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 . In the 6500 appliances - 1 , 2 , 3 . In the 7000 appliances - 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 .
6000/7000 Appliances Hardware Using the Power Cable Restraint Strip on 6200 and 6400 Appliances On 6200 and 6400 appliances, you can use the power cable restraint to prevent accidental removal of the power cable. Item Description Restraint anchor Cable loop Restraint strip tab Restraint strip To install the power cable restraint strip:...
6000/7000 Appliances Hardware 5. Connect the power cable to the power supply inlet. 6. Move the cable loop on the restraint strip. 7. Move the cable loop until you can put it around the power cable. 8. Insert the open side of the cable loop into the loop slot until it is tight against the power cable.
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6000/7000 Appliances Hardware 3. Push down on the restraint clip to close it and secure the power supply cable. Item Description Restraint clip in the open position (upward) Restraint clip in the closed position 6000 and 7000 Appliances Getting Started Guide | 44...
6000/7000 Appliances Hardware Lights Out Management The Check Point Lights Out Management (LOM) card lets you use a dedicated management channel to remotely control Check Point appliances. Lights Out Management can also work when the appliance is turned off or not responding.
For more information about installing these parts and components, see the appliance home page Unless directed to do so by Check Point technical support, you are prohibited by warranty and support agreements from replacing any parts. 6000 and 7000 Appliances Getting Started Guide | 46...
Restoring Factory Defaults Restoring Factory Defaults If necessary, restore the appliance to its factory default settings. Important - If you restore factory defaults, note that all information on the appliance is deleted. Restoring from the Gaia Portal Use the Gaia Portal to restore the appliance to the factory default settings. To restore a Gaia appliance from the Gaia Portal: 1.
Restoring Factory Defaults 7. Reboot or turn on the appliance. The appliance initializes and status messages are shown in the terminal emulation program. 8. When the message " Press any key to see the boot menu " is shown, you have Boot approximately four seconds to hit any key to activate the menu.
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