21600

Datacenter-grade security appliance (3300 SPU/110 Gbps¹) with high port density, low latency and acceleration options

Check Point 21600 Appliance

Today’s firewall is a security device presented with an ever-increasing number of sophisticated threats. As a security gateway it must use multiple technologies to control network access, detect sophisticated attacks and provide additional security capabilities like data loss prevention and protection from web-based threats. The proliferation of mobile devices like iPhones and Tablets and new streaming, social networking and P2P applications requires a higher connection capacity and new application control technologies. Finally, the shift towards enterprise private and public cloud services, in all its variations, changes the company borders and requires enhanced capacity and additional security solutions.

Check Point’s new 21600 Appliance combines fast networking technologies with high performance multi-core capabilities—providing the highest level of security without compromising on network speeds to keep your data, network and employees secure. Optimized for the Software Blades Architecture, the appliance is capable of running any combination of Software Blades—providing the flexibility and the precise level of security for any business at every network location by consolidating multiple security technologies into a single integrated solution.

The 21600 Appliance supports the Check Point 3D security vision of combining policies, people and enforcement for unbeatable protection and is optimized for enabling any combination of the following Software Blades: (1) Firewall, (2) VPN, (3) IPS, (4) Application Control, (5) Mobile Access, (6) DLP, (7) URL Filtering, (8) Antivirus, (9) Anti-spam, (10) Anti-Bot, (11) Identity Awareness and (12) Advanced Networking & Clustering.

OVERVIEW

Leveraging its multi-core and acceleration technologies, with 3300 SecurityPower Units, the Check Point 21600 appliance supports lightning fast firewall throughput of up-to 110 Gbps¹ with sub 5µs latency and IPS throughput of more than 21 Gbps. The 21600 is designed from the ground up for unmatched flexibility for even the most demanding enterprise and data center network environments.

The 21600 appliance has 3 expansion slots supporting a wide range of network options. The 21600 standard configuration includes a twelve 1 Gigabit Ethernet copper port card. A maximally configured 21600 provides up to 37 Gigabit Ethernet copper ports or 36 fiber ports or thirteen 10 Gigabit Ethernet fiber ports.

¹ With Security Acceleration Module

KEY FEATURES

• 2501 - 3300¹ SecurityPower ^™
• Simple Deployment and Management
• High Availability and Serviceability
• Optimized for Software Blades Architecture
• Optimized for low latency
• High Port Density
• Maximum Security and Performance

KEY BENEFITS

• Security of data center assets
• A modular, serviceable platform fits easily into complex networking environments
• High availability and redundant components eliminates down time
• Ideal for applications that require low latency transactions
• Centralize control with unified security management and LOM

GATEWAY SOFTWARE BLADES

• Counted separately in the 21612 bundle

1 image management

8 6 Lights Out Management card

21600
1 Graphic LCD display for IP address and image management
2 Two hot-swappable 500GB RAID-1 hard drives
3 One USB port for ISO installation
4 Sync port 10GBase-F SFP+
5 Management port 10/100/1000Base-T RJ45
6 Lights Out Management card
7 Console port RJ45
8 Three network card expansion slots (default one 12 x 10/100/1000Base-T port card)
9 Removable mother board
10 Security Acceleration Module slot
11 Removable fans
12 16GB RAM upgrade (optional)
13 Two redundant hot-swappable AC power supplies
14 Telescopic rails

Furthermore, the 21600 also has a slot for an optional Security Acceleration Module. In addition to hot-swappable redundant disk drives and power supply units, the 21600 appliance also supports Lights-Out-Management (LOM) for remote support and maintenance capabilities. The 21600 Appliance is a highly serviceable chassis. Access to all components is easily available from the front and the back of the unit when mounted in the rack.

SECURITYPOWER

Until today security appliance selection has been based upon selecting specific performance measurements for each security function, usually under optimal lab testing conditions and using a security policy that has one rule. Today customers can select security appliances by their SecurityPower ratings which are based on real-world customer traffic, multiple security functions and a typical security policy.

The optional Check Point Security Acceleration Module (SAM-108) for the 21000 Appliances is ideal for latency-sensitive applications such as financial trading and VoIP communication. With sub 5 micro-seconds firewall latency, this purpose-built acceleration module boasts 108 SecurityCores^™ accelerating

SECURITY ACCELERATION MODULE

SecurityPower is a new benchmark that measures the capability and capacity of an appliance to perform multiple advanced security functions (Software Blades) such as IPS, DLP and Application Control in real world traffic conditions. This provides an effective metric to better predict the current and future behavior of appliances under security attacks and in day-to-day operations. Customer SecurityPower Unit (SPU) requirements, determined using the Check Point Appliance Selection Tool, can be matched to the SPU ratings of Check Point Appliances to select the right appliance for their specific requirements.

dow on all interface ports with a single SAM-108. Performance for the 21600 appliance is boosted to 110 Gbps of firewall throughput and 300,000 connections per second and 37 Gbps of VPN throughput.

The 21600 Appliance may be purchased with a Security Acceleration Module bundle pre-installed resulting in a significant cost savings. Included in the SAM-108 bundle is one 4 x 10 GbE Acceleration Ready card instead of the default 12 x 1 GbE network interface card.

INTEGRATED SECURITY MANAGEMENT

The appliance can either be managed locally with its available integrated security management or via central unified management. Using local management, the appliance can manage itself and one adjacent appliance for high availability purposes.

BUSINESS CONTINUITY, RELIABILITY AND EXTENSIBILITY

The Check Point 21600 appliance delivers business continuity and serviceability through features such as hot-swappable redundant power supplies, hot-swappable redundant hard disk drives (RAID), redundant fans and an advanced LOM card for out-of-band management. Combined together, these features ensure a greater degree of business continuity and serviceability when these appliances are deployed in the customer’s networks.

REMOTE ACCESS CONNECTIVITY SECURITY ACCELERATION MODULE

REMOTE ACCESS CONNECTIVITY FOR MOBILE DEVICES

The 21600 appliance arrives with mobile access connectivity for 5 users, using the Mobile Access Blade. This license enables secure remote access to corporate resources from a wide variety of devices including smartphones, tablets, PCs, Mac and Linux.

REMOTE PLATFORM MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING

A Lights-Out-Management (LOM) card provides out-of-band remote management to remotely diagnose, start, restart and manage the appliance from a remote location. Administrators can also use the LOM web interface to remotely install an OS image from an ISO file.

GAiA—THE UNIFIED SECURITY OS

Check Point GAiA^™ is the next generation Secure Operating System for all Check Point appliances, open servers and virtualized gateways. GAiA combines the best features from IPSO and SecurePlatform into a single unified OS providing greater efficiency and robust performance. By upgrading to GAiA, customers will benefit from improved appliance connection capacity and reduced operating costs. With GAiA,

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

customers will gain the ability to leverage the full breadth and power of all Check Point Software Blades. GAiA secures IPv4 and IPv6 networks utilizing the Check Point Acceleration & Clustering technology and it protects the most complex network environments by supporting dynamic routing protocols like RIP, OSPF, BGP, PIM (sparse and dense mode) and IGMP. As a 64-Bit OS, GAiA increases the connection capacity of select appliances.

GAiA simplifies management with segregation of duties by enabling role-based administrative access. Furthermore, GAiA greatly increases operation efficiency by offering Automatic Software Updates. The intuitive and feature-rich Web interface allows for instant search of any commands or properties. GAiA offers full compatibility with IPSO and SecurePlatform command line interfaces, making it an easy transition for existing Check Point customers.

¹ With Security Acceleration Module

² A metric to measure appliance performance based on real world traffic given the deployed software blades. Find the right appliance for your performance and security needs.

³ With the Gaia OS and memory upgrade

⁴ Available in Q4 2012

SOFTWARE PACKAGE SPECIFICATIONS

¹ Available in Q4 2012

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