Re: [FW1] question on upgrading checkpoint 4.0 to 4.1 (solaris)

[Yim Lee <yimwlee@FW1-NOSPAMyahoo.com>]

Sim,

This is what we did:

1.  Do a ufsdump of the Sun box.

2.  Do an upgrade on the management station but do an
install on the gateway.

HTH

Yim
--- "Sim, CT (Chee Tong)"
<CheeTong.Sim@sin.rabobank.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Dear all.
> 
> We would like to upgrading our existing Check Point
> from 4.0 to 4.1 on
> solaris box, I need to ask some questions to double
> check.  Quite a lot
> questions, just answer whatever u can
> 
> 1)What file or directory that we need to backup in
> our existing solaris, is
> that the whole $FWDIR or /opt/CKPfw and
> /var/opt/CKPfw directory??  or what
> else??   
> 
> 2)After the upgrading, do we need to install the
> policy again, or we need to
> copy the old configuration to new directory again?  
> 
> 
> 3)I read the documentation that if the cpconfig
> detect a previous version
> was installed, the configuration program will be
> shown like as below.  May I
> know whether we need to configure the individual
> item again like
> Administrator and etc.. or it will maintain the old
> setting?? I remember the
> version 4.0 got 10 options, but 4.1 seems to have 15
> options, for those
> extra, do we need to configure or just leave it if
> nothing change. 
> 
> Welcome to VPN-1/XXXXXXXXXX  configuration program
> ============================
> Configuration option
> 
> 
> (1)Licenses
> (2)Administrator   
> (3)XXXXXXX  etc
> 
> 4)Do we need to supply the new License key for
> upgrading? If yes, whether
> only Certificate Key is needed to generate the
> license key on the net?? What
> else we need to supply? Whether the licenses key
> generated today can be used
> tomorrow?  
> 
> 
> 5)I have the following licenses key configuration,
> what is the meaning? Is
> that because we changed internet interface hme0's IP
> before from 213.40 XXX
> to 213.90 XXX before but it was install two times?? 
> 
> 
> Configuring Licenses...
> =======================
> The following licenses are installed on this host:
> 213.90.127.60    Never      4.x stdmad100
> 213.90.127.60    Never      4.x matif
> 213.40.220.130   Never      4.x matif
> 213.40.220.130   Never      4.x stdmad100
> 213.40.220.130   24Jul1999  4.x controlx pfmx oseu
> vpn connect motif
> embedded ram1 srunlim
> it
> 170.18.79.253     5Jul1999  4.x controlx pfmx oseu
> vpn connect motif
> embedded ram1 srunlim
> it
> 
> 6)What is the difference between CA key and license
> key? if that a must to
> have CA key? 
> 
> Configuring CA Keys...
> ======================
> fw: no license for 'ca'
> Do you want to create an FWZ Certificate Authority
> key (y/n) [y] ?
> 
> 7)What is default filter for ?
> 
> Configuring Default Filter...
> =============================
> 
> Do you wish to modify your /etc/rcS.d boot scripts
> to allow a default
> filter to be automatically installed during boot
> (y/n) [y] ?
> 
> 8)what is the groups option in configuration program
> for, is that a must?
> 
>
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