TABLE OF CONTENTS The Check Point software suite runs a variety of operating systems including Windows Server, Nokia IPSO, Sun Solaris, and Red Hat Linux. In version 4.x of FireWall-1, Check Point began custom development of Red Hat Linux as a firewall platform. SecurePlatform (or SPLAT) is the current evolution of that work.
This chapter covers the benefits gained from using Check Point s own custom operating system as well as the installation, configuration, and maintenance of the platform.
The installation of SecurePlatform is not particularly complicated. If you have three PCs, you can bring a cluster and a management station online in about 30 minutes. This section covers the installation process utilizing both the web user interface (WUI) as well as the command line interface (CLI).
To begin installation of SecurePlatform, insert the NGX R65 CD into a CD-ROM drive and either restart or boot the system. Be sure the BIOS is set to boot from the CD-ROM drive. The SecurePlatform CD will automatically start and you will be greeted with a welcome screen. You have 90 seconds to press Enter and begin the installation process. If you do not press Enter, the installation will terminate. This is a failsafe, in case the CD has been accidentally inserted or left in a drive.
After the server boots the first screen identifies whether the hardware is suitable for installation of SecurePlatform. If device drivers are needed for network cards or hard disk controllers, selecting
