Provider-1™ NGX R65 License Upgrade Guide Release Notes

It is highly recommended to upgrade all Provider-1™/SiteManager-1™ NG licenses to NGX R65 licenses before upgrading software. Provider-1/SiteManager-1 NGX R65 with licenses from previous versions will not function. Licenses for versions prior to NG cannot be upgraded directly to NGX R65. In such a case, you must first upgrade to NG and then upgrade the licenses from NG to NGX R65 licenses. This document will describe the steps required for upgrading Provider-1/SiteManager-1 licenses to NGX R65, as part of the software Upgrade procedure....
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Provider-1™ NGX R65 License Upgrade Guide Release Notes Provider-1™ NGX R65 License Upgrade Guide Release Notes February 28, 2007 In This Document Overview page 1 Before You Begin page 2 Supported Versions for Upgrade page 2 pv1_license_upgrade page 2 license_upgrade page 3 Provider-1 License Upgrade Flow for an MDS Server with Internet Connection page 4 License Upgrade for a Single CMA page 10Overview It is highly recommended to upgrade all Provider-1™/SiteManager-1™ NG licenses to NGX R65 licenses before upgrading software. Provider-1/SiteManager-1 NGX R65 with licenses from previous versions will not function. Licenses for versions prior to NG cannot be upgraded directly to NGX R65. In such a case, you must first upgrade to NG and then upgrade the licenses from NG to NGX R65 licenses. This document will describe the steps required for upgrading Provider-1/SiteManager-1 licenses to NGX R65, as part of the software Upgrade procedure. Software Subscription Requirements The license upgrade procedure is available to purchasers of any of the Enterprise Software Subscription services. License upgrade will fail for products and accounts for which you do not have software subscription. You can see the exact products and accounts for which you have software subscription by looking in your User Center account. 1 Before You Begin In the Accounts page, Enterprise Contract column, and in the Products page, Subscription and Support column, if the account or product is covered, the expiration date is shown. Otherwise, the entry says Join Now, with a link that accesses a quote for purchasing Enterprise Support. You can purchase an Enterprise Software Subscription for the whole account, in which case all the products in the account will be covered, or you can purchase an Enterprise Software Subscription for individual products.Before You Begin Before performing a Provider-1/SiteManager-1 license upgrade, it is recommended that you check http://www.checkpoint.com/techsupport/ngx/license_upgrade.html for up to date information and downloads regarding the NGX R65 license upgrade.Supported Versions for Upgrade For the latest information about supported versions, refer to the NGX R65 Release Notes. If your current installation cannot be upgraded directly to NGX R65, you should first upgrade to either R55 or VSX NG AI R2 for VSX installations.pv1_license_upgrade The pv1_license_upgrade command line tool is used to perform license upgrade for Provider-1. When the tool is run on the MDS, upgraded licenses are obtained from the Check Point User Center Web site for the MDS and for all the CMAs on the MDS. This tool makes it simple to automatically upgrade licenses without having to do so manually through the User Center. The pv1_license_upgrade tool is located in: • Provider-1 NGX R65 CD at: /LicenseUpgrade/ • NGX R65 installation at: /opt/CPmds-R62/system/license_upgrade/ It is recommended that you check http://www.checkpoint.com/techsupport/ngx/license_upgrade.html for up to date information and downloads regarding the NGX R65 license upgrade.Provider-1 NGX R65 License Upgrade Guide. Last Update — February 28, 2007 2 license_upgradelicense_upgrade The license_upgrade command line tool is used to perform license upgrade for a single CMA. This is the same tool as that used to perform a license upgrade in SmartCenter environments. The license_upgrade tool is located in: • Provider-1 NGX R65 CD at: /LicenseUpgrade/ • NGX R65 installation at: /opt/CPmds-R62/system/license_upgrade/ It is recommended that you check http://www.checkpoint.com/techsupport/ngx/license_upgrade.html for up to date information and downloads regarding the NGX R65 license upgrade. Running the licence_upgrade command line tool displays a menu with a number of options. To see all the options, run: license_upgrade. License Upgrade Tool Options Table 1 Option Definition [L] View the licenses installed on your machine. [S] Sends existing licenses to the User Center Web site to simulate the license upgrade in order to verify that it can be performed. A real upgrade is not performed and new licenses are not returned. [U] Sends existing licenses to the User Center Web site to perform an upgrade (by default, in online mode) and installs them on the machine. [C] Reports whether or not there ...