Re: [FW-1] Merging two FW1 management servers

[MHawkins@FW1-NOSPAMTULLIB.COM]

Are the objects same name, same IP or are they same name, different IP???

If your duplicate objects are same name, same IP then when you merge the
object files together make sure you delete all duplicate entries by cutting
the duplicates out. BEWARE - kiddies don't do this at home.

If your duplicate objects refer to different IP's then pick the firewall
that needs the least name changing and change all those duplicate objects to
different names so they are no longer duplicate.

Then merge your two objects.C files together.

BACKUP EVERYTHING FIRST!!! BACKUP EVERYTHING FIRST!!! BACKUP EVERYTHING
FIRST!!!

And this is a shortform discussion of fwstop -> backup everything -> fiddle
the objects.C files and merge -> rulebase merge (see phoneboy.com) ->
fwstart -> doesn't work - try try again -> does work - woohoo!

I accept no responsibility for you not knowing what I haven't said!!!

I have done this and it works - eventually - once you've ironed out the
wrinkles.

Mike H

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mandebis ably [SMTP:mably@SYMPATICO.CA]
> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 12:59 PM
> To:   FW-1-MAILINGLIST@beethoven.us.checkpoint.com
> Subject:      [FW-1] Merging two FW1 management servers
>
> I have two sites one with a single Fw1 gateway 250 licences at remote and
> the second at the head office with   an Entreprise unlimited FW1 gateway.
>   Each one of them was installed on one machine with the firewall and the
> management on the same machine.
>
> Now I would like to use the management console at the head office to
> manage both firewalls.
> I would like to keep the management module and the FW module on the same
> machine at the head office.
> I have some objects with the same naming on both firewalls.
>
> What are the steps to do the merge safely ?
>
>
>
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