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Guys,

I have to upgrade/reinstall a CP Firewall.

The original system is a Windows system, gateway and SmartCenter on the same system, Checkpoint version is NG R55.

The destination system is two NOKIA IP 290 in a cluster, the Nokias came preloaded with IPSO 4.2 BLD 042 and Checkpoint NGX R65. The SmartCenter should go to a Windows server.

I am doing a test installation right now and I think I have done the VRRP configuration on the IPSO side right.

I have now installed a Windows testserver for the SmartCenter and wanted to import an upgrade_export file from the original system. This failed with the following message:

- To upgrade to NGX R65, YOU MUST FIRST upgrade licenses for all NG products.
- NGX R65 with licenses from NG or prior to NG version WILL NOT FUNCTION.
- The license upgrade process gathers all the licenses from this machine, sends
them in SSL encrypted format to the User Center, gets the upgraded licenses and
installs them on the machine.
- The license upgrade process on the SmartCenter Server also handles gateway
licenses in the license repository.
- After the software upgrade, open SmartUpdate and attach the new NGX licenses
to the gateways.
- To simulate the license upgrade, quit the installation, run the license upgrade
utility (located on the CD at <OS>\license_upgrade), and select the Simulate option.
- For more details, see the License Upgrade chapter of the Upgrade Guide (located
on the CD and at the Check Point Download site).


I have a CD that does not contain this software nor could I find this software on the checkpoint site. This test installation has no internet connection. Could someone please provide me with a working link for the upgrade guide into the Check Point Download site or tell me what I have to do?

I am also very unsure if what I want to do (the upgrade_export / upgrade_import) is the right way for this installation. If I change the OS for the gateways, a lot of network objects, e.g. the names of network interfaces will not be right (different naming conventions). Will I be able to correct this afterwards?

Thanks,
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