> Source: [sk117793](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk117793)

# sk117793 - Policy installation / fetch fails on Centrally Managed 1400 appliance

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk117793 |
| Date Created | 2017-06-03 |
| Last Modified | 2021-05-20 |
| Technical Level | General |
| Products | Spark Firewall (Locally Managed) |
| Versions | R82.00.X, R81.10.X |

## Symptoms

- * Policy installation on centrally managed 1400 SMB appliance fail.
* Policy installation succeeds if disabling the IPS Blade.
* Policy push still fails after applying [sk105217 - "Commit function failed" error on policy installation failure on 1100 or Series 80 appliance](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk105217).
* Running the command: `# fw -d fetchlocal -d $FWDIR/state/__tmp/FW1/`  
  The following messages are shown:  
  `Failed to Load Security Policy: Invalid argument`  
  `
  [PID]@GW[DATE TIME] sfw_load: FW-1 kernel returned an error.`  
  `
  ...
  [PID]@GW[DATE TIME] sfw_load: Error loading security policy`  
  ` `

## Cause

kernel memory allocation failure during the policy installation.

## Solution

[This problem was fixed. The fix is included in:](http://www.checkpoint.com/services/contact/index.html)
[](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk117732&partition=General&product=Small)

* [R77.20.60](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk117732&partition=General&product=Small)

[](http://www.checkpoint.com/services/contact/index.html)

[Check Point recommends to always upgrade to the most recent version.
Contact Check Point Support](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk121758&partition=General&product=Small) to get a Hotfix for this issue.   
A Support Engineer will make sure the Hotfix is compatible with your environment before providing the Hotfix.   
For faster resolution and verification please collect [CPinfo](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk92739) files from the Security Management and Security Gateways involved in the case.

**Related solutions:**

* [sk105217 - "Commit function failed" error on policy installation failure on 1100 or Series 80 appliance](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk105217)

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