> Source: [sk79700](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk79700)

# sk79700 - VSNext / VSX supported features

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk79700 |
| Date Created | 2012-07-19 |
| Last Modified | 2026-09-01 |
| Technical Level | General |
| Products | Security Gateway, Scalable Platforms |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R81.10 (EOS), R81 (EOS), R82.10, R82 |
| OS | Gaia |

## Solution

The table below shows the Software Blades and Features supported in the VSX mode (read the notes below the table).

Legend:

* " Yes " - Supported
* " No " - Not supported (either by design, or due to a known limitation)
* "N / A" - Not applicable (such feature does not exist)

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| Blade / Feature                                                                                                                                | R82.10 VSNext                                                                                                                                                         | R82.10 Traditional VSX                                                                      | R82 VSNext                                                                                                                                                            | R82 Traditional VSX                                                                         | R81.20                                                                                      | R81.10                                                                                      | R81                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                | **Software Blades**                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                             | **Software Blades**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ||||                                                                                             |
| Firewall                                                                                                                                       | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| IPS Blade                                                                                                                                      | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| IPSec VPN Blade                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| Anti-Bot Blade                                                                                                                                 | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| Anti-Virus Blade                                                                                                                               | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| Traditional Anti-Virus Blade                                                                                                                   | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| Threat Emulation Blade - ThreatCloud Emulation                                                                                                 | Yes **^(1)^**                                                                                                                                                         | Yes **^(1)^**                                                                               | Yes **^(1)^**                                                                                                                                                         | Yes **^(1)^**                                                                               | Yes **^(1)^**                                                                               | Yes **^(1)^**                                                                               | Yes **^(1)^**                                                                               |
| Threat Emulation Blade - Remote Emulation                                                                                                      | Yes **^(1)^**                                                                                                                                                         | Yes **^(1)^**                                                                               | Yes **^(1)^**                                                                                                                                                         | Yes **^(1)^**                                                                               | Yes **^(1)^**                                                                               | Yes **^(1)^**                                                                               | Yes **^(1)^**                                                                               |
| Threat Emulation Blade - Local Emulation                                                                                                       | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| Threat Extraction Blade ([sk101553](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk101553))                                                       | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| Zero Phishing ([sk177924](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk177924))                                                                 | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | N / A                                                                                       | N / A                                                                                       |
| Anti-Spam and Email Security Blade                                                                                                             | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Blade                                                                                                               | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| Application Control Blade                                                                                                                      | Yes **^(4)^**                                                                                                                                                         | Yes **^(4)^**                                                                               | Yes **^(4)^**                                                                                                                                                         | Yes **^(4)^**                                                                               | Yes **^(4)^**                                                                               | Yes **^(4)^**                                                                               | Yes **^(4)^**                                                                               |
| URL Filtering Blade                                                                                                                            | Yes **^(4)^**                                                                                                                                                         | Yes **^(4)^**                                                                               | Yes **^(4)^**                                                                                                                                                         | Yes **^(4)^**                                                                               | Yes **^(4)^**                                                                               | Yes **^(4)^**                                                                               | Yes **^(4)^**                                                                               |
| Legacy URL Filtering Blade                                                                                                                     | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| Content Awareness Blade                                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| Identity Awareness Blade                                                                                                                       | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| HTTPS Inspection                                                                                                                               | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| HTTP / HTTPS Proxy                                                                                                                             | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| Monitoring Blade                                                                                                                               | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                         | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| Mobile Access Blade                                                                                                                            | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| QoS Blade (Floodgate)                                                                                                                          | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| QoS Feature, Light Weight (CPQOS - VSX native QoS)                                                                                             | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| [IoT Protect with Infinity Portal](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Infinity_Portal/WebAdminGuides/EN/Quantum-IoT-Admin-Guide/Default.htm) | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| IoT Protect with 3rd-party IoT Discovery Service                                                                                               | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| SD-WAN ([sk180605](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk180605))                                                                        | No (PMTR-104977)                                                                                                                                                      | No (by design)                                                                              | No (PMTR-104977)                                                                                                                                                      | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | N / A                                                                                       |
| MDPS ([sk138672](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk138672))                                                                          | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                                                | **Management Server Features**                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                             | **Management Server Features**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               ||||                                                                                             |
| Central Deployment of Hotfixes and Version Upgrades from SmartConsole                                                                          | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes (except VSLS)                                                                           | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes (except VSLS)                                                                           | Yes (except VSLS)                                                                           | Yes (except VSLS)                                                                           | Yes (except VSLS)                                                                           |
| Dedicated Management Interface (DMI) **^(9)^**                                                                                                 | N / A                                                                                                                                                                 | Yes                                                                                         | N / A                                                                                                                                                                 | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| Non-Dedicated Management Interface (Non-DMI)                                                                                                   | N / A                                                                                                                                                                 | No (by design)                                                                              | N / A                                                                                                                                                                 | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| Management Server behind NAT **^(10)^**                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | No (by design)                                                                              | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| Management through a Virtual Gateway / Virtual System **^(11)^**                                                                               | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | No (by design)                                                                              | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| SmartUpdate                                                                                                                                    | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | No (by design)                                                                              | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| SmartProvisioning / SmartLSM                                                                                                                   | No (by design: PMTR-109023)                                                                                                                                           | Yes (as a Center Gateway (Corporate Office Gateway) in the Star VPN Community)              | No (by design: PMTR-109023)                                                                                                                                           | Yes (as a Center Gateway (Corporate Office Gateway) in the Star VPN Community)              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| SmartWorkflow on Management Server                                                                                                             | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | No (by design)                                                                              | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| Database Revision Control on Management Server ([sk65420](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk65420))                                  | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes (only if you did not change the VSX configuration since the revision)                   | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes (only if you did not change the VSX configuration since the revision)                   | Yes (only if you did not change the VSX configuration since the revision)                   | Yes (only if you did not change the VSX configuration since the revision)                   | Yes (only if you did not change the VSX configuration since the revision)                   |
| Compliance Blade report on Management Server **^(7)^**                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| StandAlone Configuration                                                                                                                       | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| All Management Server Blades                                                                                                                   | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                                                | **Global Features**                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                             | **Global Features**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ||||                                                                                             |
| Network Address Translation (NAT) on traffic                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| NAT64 objects in Access Control Policy                                                                                                         | No (PMTR-107345)                                                                                                                                                      | Yes                                                                                         | No (PMTR-107345)                                                                                                                                                      | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes (from R81.10 JHF Take 30)                                                               | No (by design)                                                                              |
| NAT46 objects in Access Control Policy                                                                                                         | No (MBS-16945, PMTR-111371)                                                                                                                                           | Yes                                                                                         | No (MBS-16945, PMTR-111371)                                                                                                                                           | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | No (by design)                                                                              |
| NAT-T Initiator                                                                                                                                | No (PMTR-47783)                                                                                                                                                       | No (by design)                                                                              | No (PMTR-47783)                                                                                                                                                       | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| SecureXL - Kernel Mode (KPPAK)                                                                                                                 | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| SecureXL - User Mode (UPPAK) **^(13)^**                                                                                                        | No (PMTR-106079)                                                                                                                                                      | Yes                                                                                         | No (PMTR-106079)                                                                                                                                                      | Yes                                                                                         | Yes (from R81.20 JHF Take 89)                                                               | Yes (from R81.20 JHF Take 150)                                                              | N / A                                                                                       |
| SecureXL - Penalty Box whitelist (fwaccel dos pbox)                                                                                            | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| SecureXL - IP deny-list (fwaccel dos deny)                                                                                                     | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| SecureXL - Rate Limiting policy (fwaccel dos rate)                                                                                             | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| SecureXL - Accelerated SYN Defender (fwaccel synatk)                                                                                           | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| CoreXL                                                                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| CoreXL Dynamic Dispatcher ([sk105261](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk105261))                                                     | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| CoreXL Dynamic Balancing ([sk164155](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk164155))                                                      | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| HyperFlow ([sk178070](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/ sk178070))                                                                    | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | N / A                                                                                       | N / A                                                                                       |
| Multi-Queue ([sk153373](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk153373))                                                                   | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| Dynamic Routing                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| Source Based Routing on Virtual Router                                                                                                         | N / A                                                                                                                                                                 | Yes                                                                                         | N / A                                                                                                                                                                 | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| Policy Based Routing (PBR) on Virtual Router **^(6)^**                                                                                         | N / A                                                                                                                                                                 | Yes                                                                                         | N / A                                                                                                                                                                 | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| SNMP Per Virtual Gateway / Virtual System using SNMPv3                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| DHCP Client                                                                                                                                    | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| DHCP Relay                                                                                                                                     | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| DHCP Server                                                                                                                                    | No (MBS-3246)                                                                                                                                                         | Yes **^(12)^**                                                                              | No (MBS-3246)                                                                                                                                                         | Yes **^(12)^**                                                                              | Yes **^(12)^**                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| NTP Client                                                                                                                                     | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| NTP Server                                                                                                                                     | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| Mirror and Decrypt                                                                                                                             | No (PMTR-109011)                                                                                                                                                      | Yes                                                                                         | No (PMTR-109011)                                                                                                                                                      | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| ICAP Client                                                                                                                                    | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| ICAP Server                                                                                                                                    | Supported from [R82](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R82/Default.htm) [Jumbo](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R82/Default.htm), Take 44 | No (by design)                                                                              | Supported from [R82](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R82/Default.htm) [Jumbo](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/Jumbo_HFA/R82/Default.htm), Take 44 | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| Security Servers                                                                                                                               | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| Jumbo Frames ([sk111407](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk111407))                                                                  | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| Rule Hit Count                                                                                                                                 | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| UserCheck (supported for Application Control / URL Filtering / Identity Awareness blades)                                                      | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| Gaia Portal                                                                                                                                    | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes **^(8)^**                                                                               | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes **^(8)^**                                                                               | Yes **^(8)^**                                                                               | Yes **^(8)^**                                                                               | Yes **^(8)^**                                                                               |
| Gaia OS "Cloning Groups"                                                                                                                       | N / A (built-in SMO cloning)                                                                                                                                          | No (by design)                                                                              | N / A (built-in SMO cloning)                                                                                                                                          | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| IPv6 traffic                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| VRRP Cluster                                                                                                                                   | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| VPN Site-to-Site - Enhanced Link Selection                                                                                                     | No (PMTR-109016)                                                                                                                                                      | Yes                                                                                         | No (PMTR-109016)                                                                                                                                                      | Yes                                                                                         | N / A                                                                                       | N / A                                                                                       | N / A                                                                                       |
| VPN Site-to-Site - Legacy Link Selection                                                                                                       | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| VPN Site-to-Site - VTI - Numbered                                                                                                              | Yes from R82.10 Jumbo Hotfix, Take 19                                                                                                                                 | Yes                                                                                         | Yes from R82 Jumbo Hotfix, Take 103                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| VPN Site-to-Site - VTI - Unnumbered                                                                                                            | No (PMTR-60112)                                                                                                                                                       | No (by design)                                                                              | No (PMTR-60112)                                                                                                                                                       | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| Suspicious Activity Monitoring (SAM) Rules - in SmartUpdate, or with "*fw sam* " and "*sam_alert*" commands                                    | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| Malicious Activity Detection (MAD)                                                                                                             | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| Connect Control                                                                                                                                | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                                                                                                        | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| ISP Redundancy                                                                                                                                 | Yes From R82 JHF 44 (PMTR-117759)                                                                                                                                     | No (by design)                                                                              | Yes From R82 JHF 44 (PMTR-117759)                                                                                                                                     | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| Anti-Virus archive scanning                                                                                                                    | No (PMTR-109024)                                                                                                                                                      | Yes                                                                                         | No (PMTR-109024)                                                                                                                                                      | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| Threat Emulation archive scanning                                                                                                              | No (PMTR-109025)                                                                                                                                                      | Yes                                                                                         | No (PMTR-109025)                                                                                                                                                      | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) support for Threat Emulation                                                                                         | No (PMTR-109026)                                                                                                                                                      | Yes                                                                                         | No (PMTR-109026)                                                                                                                                                      | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| Scalable Platform - Cluster High Availability (Two Sites)                                                                                      | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| Scalable Platform - Cluster Load Sharing (more than one member on the same Site)                                                               | Maestro: Yes ElasticXL: Yes from R82.10 Jumbo Hotfix, Take 19 (PMTR-125258)                                                                                           | Yes                                                                                         | Maestro: Yes ElasticXL: Yes from R82 Jumbo Hotfix, Take 103 (PMTR-125258)                                                                                             | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| External Network Feeds                                                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| IoC Feeds ([sk132193](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/ sk132193))                                                                    | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| DNS per Virtual System                                                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| VSLS (Virtual System Load Sharing mode)                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes from R82 Jumbo Hotfix, Take 14 (PMTR-110224)                                                                                                                      | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| Virtual Gateway / Virtual System in Monitor Mode                                                                                               | No (PMTR-109340)                                                                                                                                                      | Yes                                                                                         | No (PMTR-109340)                                                                                                                                                      | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                | **VSNext / Traditional VSX in Bridge Mode ([sk101371](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk101371))**                                                          |                                                                                             | **VSNext / Traditional VSX in Bridge Mode ([sk101371](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk101371))**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ||||                                                                                             |
| Virtual Gateway / Virtual System in Bridge Mode ([sk101371](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk101371))                               | Not Relevant Use a Virtual Gateway with a Bridge interface                                                                                                            | Yes                                                                                         | Not Relevant Use a Virtual Gateway with a Bridge interface                                                                                                            | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| Multi Bridge (support for multiple bridge interfaces on a Virtual System in Bridge Mode)                                                       | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| Virtual Gateway / Virtual System with Bridge interface                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                | **Resource Control**                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                             | **Resource Control**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ||||                                                                                             |
| CPU monitoring per Virtual System (the '`vsx resctrl`' command)                                                                                | N / A                                                                                                                                                                 | No (by design) Use the [CPView utility](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk101878) | N / A                                                                                                                                                                 | No (by design) Use the [CPView utility](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk101878) | No (by design) Use the [CPView utility](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk101878) | No (by design) Use the [CPView utility](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk101878) | No (by design) Use the [CPView utility](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk101878) |
| Memory monitoring per Virtual System (the '`vsx mstat`' command)                                                                               | N / A                                                                                                                                                                 | Yes Use the [CPView utility](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk101878)            | N / A                                                                                                                                                                 | Yes Use the [CPView utility](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk101878)            | Yes Use the [CPView utility](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk101878)            | Yes Use the [CPView utility](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk101878)            | Yes Use the [CPView utility](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk101878)            |
| CPU enforcement per Virtual System (known as Resource Control Enforcer in VSX R6x versions)                                                    | N / A                                                                                                                                                                 | No (by design)                                                                              | N / A                                                                                                                                                                 | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| Memory enforcement per Virtual System (known as Resource Control Enforcer in VSX R6x versions)                                                 | N / A                                                                                                                                                                 | No (by design)                                                                              | N / A                                                                                                                                                                 | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                                                | **Additional Features**                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                             | **Additional Features**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ||||                                                                                             |
| Merging VSX objects using *cp_merge* utility ([sk33751](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk33751))                                    | N / A                                                                                                                                                                 | No (by design)                                                                              | N / A                                                                                                                                                                 | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| Alias / Secondary IP address                                                                                                                   | No (PMTR-109028)                                                                                                                                                      | No (by design)                                                                              | No (PMTR-109028)                                                                                                                                                      | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| ECMP (Static Routes)                                                                                                                           | No (PMTR-109029)                                                                                                                                                      | No (by design)                                                                              | No (PMTR-109029)                                                                                                                                                      | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| Multiple Static Routes with different priorities to the same destination                                                                       | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | No (by design)                                                                              | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| LLDP on data interfaces                                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                         | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| LLDP on the ElasticXL "Mgmt" interface                                                                                                         | No (PMTR-108547)                                                                                                                                                      | N / A                                                                                       | No (PMTR-108547)                                                                                                                                                      | N / A                                                                                       | N / A                                                                                       | N / A                                                                                       | N / A                                                                                       |
| Loopback Interfaces                                                                                                                            | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | No (by design)                                                                              | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| VxLAN Interfaces                                                                                                                               | No (PMTR-60874)                                                                                                                                                       | Yes (PMTR-60874)                                                                            | No (PMTR-60874)                                                                                                                                                       | Yes (only in SecureXL KPPAK mode)                                                           | Yes (only in SecureXL KPPAK mode)                                                           | Yes (only in SecureXL KPPAK mode)                                                           | Yes                                                                                         |
| GRE Interfaces                                                                                                                                 | No (PMTR-60868)                                                                                                                                                       | Yes (PMTR-60868)                                                                            | No (PMTR-60868)                                                                                                                                                       | Yes (only in SecureXL KPPAK mode)                                                           | Yes (only in SecureXL KPPAK mode)                                                           | Yes (only in SecureXL KPPAK mode)                                                           | Yes                                                                                         |
| Hardware Security Module (HSM)                                                                                                                 | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | No (by design)                                                                              | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| Management with Web SmartConsole                                                                                                               | No (PMTR-109032)                                                                                                                                                      | No (by design)                                                                              | No (PMTR-109032)                                                                                                                                                      | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| Management with Smart-1 Cloud                                                                                                                  | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | No (by design)                                                                              | Yes                                                                                                                                                                   | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| Management with CloudGuard Controller                                                                                                          | Yes**^(14)^**                                                                                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes**^(14)^**                                                                                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                         |
| Object Sharing from on-premises Management Server to Infinity Portal                                                                           | No (PMTR-109033)                                                                                                                                                      | No (by design)                                                                              | No (PMTR-109033)                                                                                                                                                      | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| Log Sharing from on-premises Management Server to Infinity Portal                                                                              | No (PMTR-109034)                                                                                                                                                      | No (by design)                                                                              | No (PMTR-109034)                                                                                                                                                      | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |
| Infinity Playblocks service in Infinity Portal                                                                                                 | No (PMTR-109035)                                                                                                                                                      | No (by design)                                                                              | No (PMTR-109035)                                                                                                                                                      | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              | No (by design)                                                                              |

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**Notes:**

1. For this version, refer to [sk106496 - Software Blades updates - FAQ](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk106496).

2. In this version, Gaia Portal is supported only to run the Gaia 'First Time Configuration Wizard'.

3. In this version, IPv6 is supported with these limitations:

   * Pure IPv6 is not supported (must have IPv4 addresses assigned) - applies only to Clusters.
   * IPv6 is not supported on Virtual Routers.
4. For this version, refer to [sk106496 - Software Blades updates - FAQ](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk106496) and to the [VSX Administration Guide](https://support.checkpoint.com/product/359#q=%22VSX%20Administration%20Guide%22&f-commonsource=C.%20Documentation) for your version.

5. For this version, refer to the [VSX Administration Guide](https://support.checkpoint.com/product/359#q=%22VSX%20Administration%20Guide%22&f-commonsource=C.%20Documentation) for your version.

6. For this version, refer to the [Gaia Advanced Routing Administration Guide](https://support.checkpoint.com/product/359) for your version and [sk100500 - Policy-Based Routing (PBR) on Gaia OS](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk100500).

7. Because "Compliance" Software Blade is a Management blade, you cannot activate it in a VSX Gateway / VSX Cluster object.  
   By design, the "Security Best Practices" for "Gaia OS" are ***not*** checked on VSX Gateways / VSX Clusters.  
   Refer to [sk92861 - ATRG: Compliance Blade](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk92861).

8. In this version, Gaia Portal is supported only to install CPUSE packages.

9. Dedicated Management Interface (DMI) management is ***not*** supported through a physical interface (on the VSX Gateway / VSX Cluster Member) that has one or more VLAN interfaces configured.

10. NAT is ***not*** supported between the Management Server and the managed VSX Gateway / VSX Cluster.  
    It is ***not*** supported to manage a VSX Gateway / VSX Cluster in these cases:

    * When the Management Server is behind NAT
    * When the VSX Gateway / VSX Cluster is behind NAT
11. It is ***not*** supported to manage a VSX Gateway / VSX Cluster when the management traffic passes through a Virtual System on the same VSX Gateway / VSX Cluster. Only VS0 can communicate directly with the Management Server.

12. You configure the DHCP Server settings in the context of a Virtual System (`set virtual-system <VSID>`). Refer to the [Gaia Administration Guide](https://support.checkpoint.com/product/359#q=%22Gaia%20Administration%20Guide%22&f-commonsource=C.%20Documentation) for your version \> Chapter "Network Management" \> Section "DHCP Server" \> Section "Configuring a DHCP Server in Gaia Clish".

13. For information about SecureXL User Space (UPPAK) mode, see [sk179432](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk179432).

14. This is supported with **Identity Sharing** . For details, refer to [Support for Identity Awareness Identity Sharing](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R82.10/WebAdminGuides/EN/CP_R82.10_CloudGuard_Controller_AdminGuide/Default.htm?cshid=ID025).

**Related Documentation:**

* [Release Notes and VSX Administration Guides](https://support.checkpoint.com/product/359#f-commonsource=C.%20Documentation)

* For information about Scalable Platforms, refer to:

  * For versions R82 and higher, refer to the corresponding Home Page article for that version.

  * For versions R80.20SP - R81.20, refer to [sk148074 - Known Limitations for Scalable Platforms R80.20SP - R81.20 (Maestro Appliances and Chassis)](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk148074).

**Related Solutions:**

* [sk106496 - Software Blades updates - FAQ](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk106496)

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