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Check Point R81.10 VSX Cluster Configuration – How to Tutorial

In this Tutorial will be installed Check Point VSX (Virtual System Extension) Cluster with two Security Gateways in ClusterXL High-Availability mode. On this VSX Cluster will be created two Firewall VS’s (Virtual System) VS_FW1 and VS_FW2. Separate isolated Management Network will be used for the communication between Security Management Server and the Security Gateways. Both […]

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Check Point R81 Firewall Security Gateway performance tests

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In this article I will carry out empirical network throughput performance tests of the Checkpoint R81 Open Server Security Gateway with different configuration of Threat Prevention Software Blades realized in VMware ESXi Testlab. In this Testlab are up and running only the four hosts from prerequisites section on one dedicated Hardware with 20 CPU Cores.

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Ansible Install and Configure – How to Tutorial

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In this article, you’re going to learn from the ground up how to download, install and configure an Ansible controller host on Ubuntu, and RHEL/CentOS. You’ll also get a jump start on running your first commands. 1. Introduction 2. Install Ansible on Ubuntu 3. Install Ansible on CentOS 4. Set up Host Inventory 5.

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Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual Install – How to Tutorial

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In this Tutorial will be deployed Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual Appliance in Testlab, running on ESXi Host. I will go step by step with both types of management – locally and remotely with FMC. These steps could also be used for production environment install. Prerequisites: VMware ESXi host Cisco FTD – Firepower Threat

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Cisco Firepower Management Center Virtual Install – How to Tutorial

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In this Tutorial will be deployed Cisco FMC – Firepower Management Center Virtual Appliance in Testlab, running on VMware ESXi host. These steps could also be used for production environment install. Prerequisites: VMware ESXi host Cisco FMC – Firepower Management Center image Network Diagram: Steps: 1. Download the Firepower Management Center Virtual 2. Create VMware

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