156-215.80 · Question #429
True or False: The destination server for Security Gateway logs depends on a Security Management Server configuration.
The correct answer is B. True, all Security Gateways will only forward logs with a SmartCenter Server configuration. In Check Point, the log destination for Security Gateways is controlled by the Security Management Server configuration, not defined independently on each gateway.
Question
True or False: The destination server for Security Gateway logs depends on a Security Management Server configuration.
Options
- AFalse, log servers are configured on the Log Server General Properties
- BTrue, all Security Gateways will only forward logs with a SmartCenter Server configuration
- CTrue, all Security Gateways forward logs automatically to the Security Management Server
- DFalse, log servers are enabled on the Security Gateway General Properties
How the community answered
(44 responses)- A2% (1)
- B89% (39)
- C2% (1)
- D7% (3)
Why each option
In Check Point, the log destination for Security Gateways is controlled by the Security Management Server configuration, not defined independently on each gateway.
This is false because log servers are not configured solely in Log Server General Properties independent of the Security Management Server - the SMS governs which log server a gateway targets.
This is true because the Security Management Server (SmartCenter) holds the authoritative configuration that determines where each managed Security Gateway forwards its logs. The gateway's log target is defined within the management object properties on the SMS, centralizing log routing control at the management layer rather than at each individual gateway.
While gateways do forward logs toward the SMS by default, this choice incorrectly implies the behavior is fully automatic and unconditional, ignoring that SmartCenter configuration determines the specific destination.
Log server destination is not enabled solely on the Security Gateway General Properties - it is the management server configuration that specifies the log forwarding target for each gateway.
Concept tested: Check Point Security Gateway log destination configuration
Source: https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R81/WebAdminGuides/EN/CP_R81_LoggingAndMonitoring_AdminGuide/Content/Topics-LMG/Configuring-Logging.htm
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