In an advanced upgrade scenario, you perform the upgrade procedure on the same Check Point server.
![]() | Notes:This procedure is supported only for servers that run R80.20.M1, R80.20, R80.20.M2, or R80.30.These instructions equally apply to: Security Management Server |
- Get the required Upgrade Tools on the source server
cpprod_util CPPROD_GetValue CPupgrade-tools-R80.40 BuildNumber 1

- On the current Security Management Server, run the Pre-Upgrade Verifier and export the entire management database
If this Security Management Server is connected to the Internet, run:./migrate_server verify -v R80.40
- Export the management database
If this Security Management Server is connected to the Internet, run:
./migrate_server export -v R80.40 [-l | -x] /<Full Path>/<Name of Exported File>

- Calculate the MD5 for the exported database files:
md5sum /<Full Path>/<Name of Database File>.tgz |
- Transfer the exported databases from the source Security Management Server to an external storage:
/<Full Path>/<Name of Database File>.tgz |
- Transfer the exported databases from the source Security Management Server to an external storage:
cpprod_util CPPROD_GetValue CPupgrade-tools-R80.40 BuildNumber 1 |
- On the target R80.40 Security Management Server, import the databases
If this Security Management Server is connected to the Internet, run:./migrate_server import -v R80.40 [-l | -x] /<Full Path>/<Name of Exported File>.tgz

- Advanced Upgrade Only
If you encountered one of the “Symptoms” of sk164932, use the ‘-skip_upgrade_tools_check‘ flag during any migration operation after updating the Upgrade Tools package to the latest.
- The Verify command should be:
[Expert@HostName:0]# $MDS_FWDIR/scripts/migrate_server verify -skip_upgrade_tools_check -v <version>
where<version>
can be R80.20, R80.20.M2, R80.30, R80.40 or R81
Example:[Expert@HostName:0]# $MDS_FWDIR/scripts/migrate_server verify -skip_upgrade_tools_check -v R80.40
- The Export command should be:
[Expert@HostName:0]# $MDS_FWDIR/scripts/migrate_server export -skip_upgrade_tools_check -v <version> <output tgz file>
- The Import command should be:
[Expert@HostName:0]# $MDS_FWDIR/scripts/migrate_server import -skip_upgrade_tools_check -v <version> <export tgz file>