snapshot of secureplatform

[venkatnarayana]

Hi All

how can i take backup of my secureplatform including the checkpoint application installed on it using snapshot. how can i perform snapshot, can anyone please give me information on this, any document or pdf present.


regards
venkat

[mcnallym]

from cli type ? and it should list the options out, one of which I am sure is called snapshot.

[eduardw]

snapshot is not always available when the firewall is running you have to reboot the system and choose the snap shot maintenance menu during boot.

[cciesec2006]

That is NOT true. You can use "snapshot" while the firewall is running.
See below:

[Expert@GW2]# snapshot
Choose one of the following:
------------------------------------------------------------------
[L] Create new local Snapshot Image
[T] Create new Snapshot Image on TFTP server
[S] Create new Snapshot Image on SCP server
[R] Remove local Snapshot Image
[Q] Quit
------------------------------------------------------------------
Your choice: L
Enter new Snapshot Image filename [snapshot_16_12_2007_15_30]:
Are you sure you want to proceed? yes

Creating the Snapshot Image. This can take up to 10 minutes...
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[eduardw]

Hi, I'm almost sure that not all checkpoint version support snapshot on the cli.

Eduard

[Thorpuse]

The snapshot application is a SecurePlatform-only feature. It will perform a cpstop during the snapshot process (amusingly, it only tells you this *after* you've confirmed you want to proceed....).

It can be run as part of the boot process, or from the command line.

[leekutti]

Hi , I have similar problem ,my snapshot R65 is more than 2GB. I cann't copy the file in to DVD because the ISO format not allowing. how can I do this.

or how can I revert in to the my clod standby FW system.
regards,
lee

[samwalker]

When I ran a Snapshot on my R61, I was told AFTER starting the process that:

"Creating the Snapshot Image. This can take up to 20 minutes...
Note that all Check Point products will be stopped
and re-started after the snapshot completes."

Something to bear in mind - you can do the snapshot, but CP services will restart...

[tdvit]

hadnt heard of snapshot, nice feature.

[tdvit]

where does it store the snapshot image?

[Thorpuse]

Either /var/CPsnapshot/snapshots or /var/log/CPsnapshot/snapshots.