156-215.80 · Question #493
When should you generate new licenses?
The correct answer is B. After an RMA procedure when the MAC address or serial number of the appliance changes. New Check Point licenses must be generated after an RMA procedure because licenses are bound to the appliance's hardware identifiers such as MAC address or serial number.
Question
When should you generate new licenses?
Options
- ABefore installing contract files.
- BAfter an RMA procedure when the MAC address or serial number of the appliance changes.
- CWhen the existing license expires, license is upgraded or the IP-address where the license is
- DOnly when the license is upgraded.
How the community answered
(53 responses)- A2% (1)
- B92% (49)
- C4% (2)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
New Check Point licenses must be generated after an RMA procedure because licenses are bound to the appliance's hardware identifiers such as MAC address or serial number.
Contract files govern software support entitlements and are separate from licenses; installing a contract file does not require generating a new license.
Check Point licenses are cryptographically tied to the hardware appliance via its MAC address or serial number. When an RMA replaces the physical unit, those hardware identifiers change, invalidating the existing license. A new license must be generated from the Check Point User Center to match the replacement appliance's identifiers.
While expiring, upgraded, or IP-changed licenses may also require regeneration, this answer is incomplete as written and does not represent the most definitive and standalone trigger - hardware replacement is the clearest case.
License regeneration is also required in non-upgrade scenarios such as hardware replacement, making this answer far too restrictive.
Concept tested: Check Point license regeneration after hardware RMA
Source: https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk33089
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