Checkpoint 15400 User manual

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15000 and 23000 Appliances
Replacing Storage Devices
707598
Protected
2018
Important - Make sure that you are electromagnetically grounded
when you perform these procedures. ESD (electrostatic discharge)
can damage the appliance.
This document is for 15400, 15600, 23500, 23800, and 23900 appliance models.

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Removing a Storage Device
Item Description
1 Ejector handle
2 Storage device casing
Note - The illustration above shows a hard disk drive but applies to a
solid state disk as well.
To remove a storage device:
1. On the storage device, push left on the ejector handle to unlock the device.
2. While holding the ejector handle, gently pull the storage device casing and
remove the hard disk drive or solid state disk from the appliance.
Important - Be careful when you pull the ejector handle to remove
the storage device from the appliance. If you pull too hard on the
ejector handle, it can break off from the storage device casing.

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Installing a Storage Device
Insert the replacement storage device into the appliance.
To install a storage device:
1. Hold the storage device casing and insert the replacement storage device
into the slot.
2. Push the ejector handle to close it.
The storage device clicks into position.
Note - Both storage devices must be the same type. You cannot mix
hard disk drives with solid state disks.
Migrating Existing Storage
If you replace all storage devices at the same time, all the data and
configuration are not saved. For backup and restore information, see sk112215
http://supportcontent.checkpoint.com/solutions?id=sk112215.
Synchronizing RAID
All 23000 and 15000 appliances support two storage devices. By default, 15400
is shipped with only one storage device.
For appliances with two storage devices, the appliance uses RAID1 mirroring
across both storage devices. This lets the appliance continue to work if there is
a storage device failure.
The mirror rebuild is automatic. Both storage devices must be the same type.

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First Boot Up
At first boot up, wait for up to six hours to let the storage devices fully
synchronize. If you reboot the appliance before the storage devices are
synchronized, the synchronization starts again from scratch at the next boot.
To monitor the RAID status of the storage devices from the CLI:
1. Log in to the appliance.
2. Run raid_diagnostic to monitor the RAID status of the storage devices:
This shows data about the RAID and storage devices, with the percent of
synchronization done.
DiskID 0 is the top storage device. DiskID 1 is the bottom storage device.
When you first turn on the appliance, the RAID state (in the VolumeID line)
shows DEGRADED (this indicates that the drives are not synchronized). The
DiskID:0 state shows ONLINE and the DiskID:1 state shows
INITIALIZING.
After the RAID is synchronized, the RAID state (in the VolumeID line) shows
OPTIMAL (this indicates that the drives are synchronized). The DiskID:0 and
DiskID:1 states show ONLINE.
For example:
Server123> raid_diagnostic
Raid status:
VolumeID:0 RaidLevel: RAID-1 NumberOfDisks:2
RaidSize:931GB State:OPTIMAL Flags:ENABLED
DiskID:0 DiskNumber:0 Vendor:ATA ProductID:WDC
WD1003FBYZ-0 Revision:01.0 Size:931GB State:ONLINE
Flags:NONE
DiskID:1 DiskNumber:1 Vendor:ATA ProductID:WDC
WD1003FBYZ-0 Revision:01.0 Size:931GB State:ONLINE
Flags:NONE
This example shows that the storage devices are fully synchronized.

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To monitor the RAID status of the storage devices from the WebUI:
1. Log in to the WebUI.
2. Select Maintenance > RAID Monitoring.
To monitor the RAID status of the storage devices from
SmartDashboard:
1. From Gateways & Servers, select the object that represents the appliance.
2. In the Summary tab, click Device & License Information.
3. Click System Information.
4. Click RAID Volumes.

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The window shows volume and disk information.
To monitor the RAID status of the storage devices using SNMP:
Set up SNMP traps to send information about the RAID.
Use OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.2620.1.6.7.7
For more about how to configure the SNMP settings on the appliance, see the
Gaia Administration Guide for the applicable version.

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To hot swap a storage device:
Important - Make sure that there is at least one fully synchronized
storage device in the system.
1. When the system is up, remove the failed storage device.
2. Wait 15 seconds.
The appliance recognizes that you removed a storage device.
3. Insert a new storage device. If necessary, you can reboot the appliance with
one storage device and install the new storage device later.
The system automatically adds the new storage device to the RAID
configuration.