Checkpoint MDS Issue Tips:

Raghavendra Seshumurthy

A. Issue is MDS is down:

  1. Issue is unable to access MDS.
  2. Login to the MDS through CLI or console
  3. Verify the MDS status using mdsstat command

 mdsstat

4. If everything is down including CMA’s, perform the below steps.

 mdsstop

           mdsstart

   B. Issue is One of the CMA is down:

  1. Issue is unable to access CMA.
  2. Login to the MDS through CLI or console
  3. Verify the MDS status using mdsstat command

 mdsstat

4. If one of the CMA is down, note it down the CMA IP and run the below command

          mdsstart_customer <IP_address>

 

 

 

Published by Raghavendra Seshumurthy

My name is Raghavendra Seshumurthy. Presently I am working as a technolgy manager for Microland Organization. I have experience on security/cloud products: F5, Checkpoint, ASA, PA, AWS, Bluecoat, VPN, PITC, Zscaler, Azure, GCP, network, security, cloud. This blog is created just to share thoughts on new technologies and features in the network, security and cloud environment.

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