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How to Upgrade Checkpoint Firewall with ISO file

If you are upgrading a non-production firewall, the step is much straight forward, Copy the upgrade ISO into USB stick. Plug in your USB stick and mount it to use. you can use the command /etc/dmesg to find out what is the drive your USB has been assigned. etc sda1, sdb1 Mount the USB with the following command: mount /dev/sbd1 /mnt/usb Change directory to your USB drive by: cd /mnt/usb and locate for your ISO file. Mount the ISO file as your cdrom. mount -o loop Check_point_R75.20_Smart_1.iso /dev/cdrom and issue the command: "patch add cd" to initiate the upgrading process