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# sk97494 - Gaia "Cloning Groups" are not supported on Security Gateway in VSX mode

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk97494 |
| Date Created | 2013-12-10 |
| Last Modified | 2023-10-02 |
| Technical Level | General |
| Products | Security Gateway, Hardware |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, Not Version-Specific |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- "`GAIA9999 Cloning Group cannot be enabled while VSX is enabled`" error if configuring Gaia Cloning Groups on Security Gateway in VSX mode.

## Cause

Gaia Cloning Groups are *not* supported in VSX mode.

## Solution

No fix is required; the system is functioning as designed.

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**Related Documentation:**

* [R77 versions Gaia Administration Guide](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R77/CP_R77_Gaia_AdminWebAdminGuide/html_frameset.htm) - Chapter "System Management" - "[Cloning Groups](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R77/CP_R77_Gaia_AdminWebAdminGuide/76510.htm#o119783)"
* [R77 versions Security Management Server Administration Guide](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R77/CP_R77_SecurityManagement_WebAdminGuide/html_frameset.htm) - Chapter "Centrally Managing Gaia Device Settings" - "[Cloning Groups](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R77/CP_R77_SecurityManagement_WebAdminGuide/102564.htm#o97543)"

Gaia Cloning Groups let you manage multiple Gaia devices from the Gateways view in SmartDashboard.

A Cloning Group is a collection of Gaia gateways that share the same OS configuration and settings for a set of shared features. OS configuration and the configuration of shared features is automatically synchronized between the member gateways - a configuration change in one of the members is automatically propagated to other members.

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