Link to
Check Point VMWare document:
From the document:
VPN-1 NGX R65 for VMware supports the following VMware ESX Server versions:
• VMware ESX Server versions 3.0.2, 3.5 or 3i
• VirtualCenter 2.0.1 or higher (Optional - useful for managing multiple ESX Server hosts using
a single GUI client, cloning virtual components and deploying objects from templates)
VPN-1 NGX R65 for VMware currently supports the following Check Point products:
• VPN-1 Power NGX R65
• VPN-1 UTM NGX R65
• VPN-1 Power UTM NGX R65
• SmartCenter NGX R65
BTW if you are looking at hosting more than one SmartCenter on VMware, you should consider Provider-1 Enterprise. Will be more cost effective:
SmartCenter Power Unlimited = $22k
P1 Enterprise 3 (equivalent to 3 SmartCenter Powers) = $45k
A separate SmartCenter for your Internet, WAN, and data center is a common architecture when moving away from a single SmartCenter.
HTH