Useful Check Point CLI commands
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Useful Check Point commands. Check Point commands generally come under cp (general) and fw (firewall). Both of them must be used on expert mode (bash shell)
Useful Check Point Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| cpconfig | change SIC, licenses and more |
| cpview -t | show top style performance counters |
| cphaprob stat | list the state of the high availability cluster members. Should show active and standby devices. |
| cphaprob -a if | display status of monitored interfaces in a cluster |
| cphaprob -l list | display registered cluster devices and status |
| cphaprob syncstat | display sync transport layer statistics |
| cphaprob ldstat | display sync serialization statistics |
| cphastop | stop a cluster member from passing traffic. Stops synchronization. (emergency only) |
| clusterXL_admin down –p | disable this node from cluster membership |
| cphaconf cluster_id get | get cluster Global ID membership |
| cphaconf set_ccp broadcast/multicast | set cluster mode |
| cplic print | license information |
| cpstart | start all checkpoint services |
| cpstat fw | show policy name, policy install time and interface table |
| cpstat ha | high availability state |
| cpstat blades | top rule hits and amount of connections |
| cpstat os -f all | checkpoint interface table, routing table, version, memory status, cpu load, disk space |
| cpstat os -f cpu | checkpoint cpu status |
| cpstat os -f multi_cpu | checkpoint cpu load distribution |
| cpstat os -f sensors | hardware environment (temperature/fan/voltage) |
| cpstat os -f routing | checkpoint routing table |
| cpstat mg -f log_server | monitor log servers performance (events/sec) |
| cpstat -f log_connection fw | monitor log servers settings |
| cpstop | stop all checkpoint services |
| cpwd_admin monitor_list | list processes actively monitored. Firewall should contain cpd and vpnd. |
| show sysenv all | show hardware sensors (fans,power supply,temp,volt) |
| show asset all | show serial numbers and hardware info |
| show route destination xx.xx.xx.xx | show routing for specific host |
| ip route get xx.xx.xx.xx | show routing for specific host |
| iclid / show cluster state | show cluster fail over history |
| promote_util | promote the Secondary Management server to become the Primary server |
| cp_conf sic init key123 norestart | reset SIC without restarting the firewall process |
Useful FW Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| fw ver | firewall version |
| fw ctl iflist | show interface names |
| fw ctl pstat | show control kernel memory and connections |
| fwaccel stat | show SecureXL status |
| fw fetch <manager IP> | get the policy from the firewall manager |
| fwm load <policy name> <gateway name> | compile and install a policy on the target's gateways. |
| fw getifs | list interfaces and IP addresses |
| fw log | show the content of the connections log |
| fw log -b "MMM DD, YYYY HH:MM:SS" "MMM DD, YYYY HH:MM:SS" | search the current log for activity between specific times |
| fw log -c drop | search for dropped packets in the active log; also can use accept or reject to search |
| fw log -f | tail the current log |
| fwm logexport -i <log name> -o <output name> -n -p | export an old log file on the firewall manager |
| fw logswitch | rotate logs |
| fw lslogs | list firewall logs |
| fw stat | firewall status, should contain the name of the policy and the relevant interfaces. |
| fw stat -l | show which policy is associated with which interface and package drop, accept and reject |
| fw tab | displays firewall tables |
| fw tab -s -t connections | number of connections in state table |
| fw tab -f -t vpn_routing -u | routing for remote vpns |
| fw tab -s -t userc_users | number of remote users connected (VPN) |
| fw tab -t xlate -x | clear all translated entries |
| fw unloadlocal | clear local firewall policy |
| fw monitor -e "accept host(10.1.1.10);" | trace the packet flow to/from the specified host |
| fw ctl zdebug + drop | grep 'x.x.x.x\|y.y.y.y' | Check reason of your packet being dropped |