I am 99.99% sure that it is NOT possible to restore snapshot on different hardware. It is like taking the /config/active of the Nokia IP650 and restore it on the Nokia IP530 or IP380. It is because the hardware platform is different so the NICs arrangement is also different. With Nokia active file, I guess you can mannually edit the file because it is a ascii text file. However, with SPLAT, the NICs arrangement are different between different vendors. You can run snapshot restore from a DELL box to another DELL box with identical hardware but you can NOT say restore snapshot from a DELL box to an HP box. It will not work. I've already tried and failed miserabaly. BTW, I was using R55w at the time. My 2c.
Jim Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Can a SPLAT snapshot be restored on different hardware? I've seen mailing list posts which state this won't work, but I've never seen official Check Point documentation that addresses this. Is it guaranteed to always work, never work or somewhere in between? It looks like the snapshot configuration file is "/var/CPbackup/schemes/snapshot.cpbak". In this file it lists the files it excludes, what it deletes, etc. After looking at this file the only potential issues my untrained eyes see with restoring on different hardware are: 1. Looks like "/etc/modules.conf" is probably overwritten 2. Grub is re-installed 3. Would need to verify what name is assigned to each physical NIC (i.e. which one is eth0, eth1, etc.). For 1 I could manually restore a good modules.conf (if this is needed). I don't know what (if any) problems could be caused by the number 2 grub installation. Issue 3 is easy to verify/fix. Has anyone reverted to a snapshot on different hardware? Any other thoughts/suggestions? Thanks, Jim ================================================= To set vacation, Out-Of-Office, or away messages, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] in the BODY of the email add: set fw-1-mailinglist nomail ================================================= To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ================================================= If you have any questions on how to change your subscription options, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ================================================= --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2ยข/min or less. ================================================= To set vacation, Out-Of-Office, or away messages, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] in the BODY of the email add: set fw-1-mailinglist nomail ================================================= To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ================================================= If you have any questions on how to change your subscription options, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] =================================================
