In this video, we'll walk you through the essential tools and steps for upgrading and backing up your Checkpoint firewall and manager configurations. Learn about the Migrate-Export, Migrate-Import, and Pre-Requisite-Check tools, as well as the importance of creating snapshots to safeguard your configurations. 

• Upgradation Tools:
  • Migrate-Export and Migrate-Import: Tools used to upgrade systems while retaining configurations. The example given is upgrading from OS version 75.20 to R80.10.
  • Pre-Requisite-Check: Ensures no configurations are missed before a major upgrade, providing instructions if any are found.

• Backup:
  • The importance of backups is highlighted through an example of a failed migration, emphasizing the need to safeguard configurations.
  • Snapshot: Described as an image of the OS's current state with its configuration. Steps to create, import, and export snapshots are detailed, including managing them through the Maintenance tab.
  • The process of creating a snapshot, including naming and descriptions, and the time it takes depending on the installation size, is covered. The necessity of backups in a corporate environment to ensure configuration safety is reiterated.