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One of the possible causes of a failure in a single SGM of a Security Group is that an administrator imported a hotfix into the CPUSE repository of a single SGM, instead of using the orchestrator to distribute the hotfix to all the SGMs in the Security Group. This can create a mismatch in the software versions and configurations of the SGMs, and lead to unexpected behavior and errors.

References

•Maestro Expert (CCME) Course - Check Point Software, page 251

•sk172923: The /var/log/messages file does not save Maestro Gaia Clish commands2

•sk180418: Security Gateway Member (SGM) is stuck after it is added to a Security Group with image auto cloning enabled on the Single Management Object (SMO)

The Orchestrator is a Maestro component that manages the compute and network resources of the Security Group Modules (SGMs) in a Security Group. It also acts as a load balancer and a network switch, distributing traffic among the SGMs and connecting them to the customer’s network infrastructure.

References:

•Maestro Expert (CCME) Course - Check Point Software, page 41

•Check Point Certified Maestro Expert (CCME) R81.X - Global Knowledge, course outline

The "asg monitor" command generally would show real-time cluster status of appliances in a security group, focusing on health and operational status.

The Orchestrator MHO-170 supports QSFP and QSFP28 transceivers on its 32x 100 GbE ports. QSFP stands for Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable and QSFP28 is an enhanced version of QSFP that supports up to 28 Gbps per lane. These transceivers can provide high-speed and high-density connectivity for the Maestro environment.

References

•Maestro Hyperscale Orchestrator Datasheet - Check Point Software1, page 2

•Maestro Transceiver & DAC Inventory - Check Point CheckMates