You have a Gateway that is running with 2 cores. You plan to add a second gateway to build a cluster and used a device with 4 cores. How many cores can be used in a Cluster for Firewall-kernel on the new device?
You have a Gateway that is running with 2 cores. You plan to add a second gateway to build a cluster and used a device with 4 cores. How many cores can be used in a Cluster for Firewall-kernel on the new device?
In a cluster setup, all cluster members must run on identically configured hardware platforms to avoid unexpected behavior. Given that the first gateway uses 2 cores, the second gateway should also be configured to use 2 cores to ensure compatibility and proper cluster operation. Therefore, the number of cores that can be used in the cluster for the firewall kernel on the new device is 2.
The number of cores should be equal
Answer is C: 2 cores
ClusterXL operation completely relies on internal timers and calculation of internal timeouts, which are based on hardware clock ticks. Therefore, in order to avoid unexpected behavior, ClusterXL is supported only between machines with identical CPU characteristics. R81.10 ClusterXL Administration Guide: https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R81.10/WebAdminGuides/EN/CP_R81.10_ClusterXL_AdminGuide/Topics-CXLG/ClusterXL-Requirements-and-Compatibility.htm?tocpath=ClusterXL%20Requirements%20and%20Compatibility%7C_____0#Hardware_Requirements_for_Cluster_Members
I think it is C: All Cluster Members must run on identically configured hardware platforms.
A, based off this.. 4 cores, 4 instances When you enable CoreXL, the number of kernel instances is based on the total number of CPU cores. https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R80.10/WebAdminGuides/EN/CP_R80.10_PerformanceTuning_AdminGuide/html_frameset.htm?topic=documents/R80.10/WebAdminGuides/EN/CP_R80.10_PerformanceTuning_AdminGuide/91164
I think A is correct https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R80.10/WebAdminGuides/EN/CP_R80.10_PerformanceTuning_AdminGuide/html_frameset.htm?topic=documents/R80.10/WebAdminGuides/EN/CP_R80.10_PerformanceTuning_AdminGuide/91164