Checkpoint Updated 156-315.81 Exam Questions and Answers by beatriz

 The error message “Error 404. The Management API server is not available. Please check that the Management API server is up and running.” indicates that the API is not running on the Management Server. The netstat command shows that there is no process listening on port 4434, which is the default port for the API. To start the API, the command ‘api start’ should be used. The other options are not relevant to this issue. References: Check Point R81 Installation and Upgrade Guide, page 18.

 In a Distributed Environment, a Central License can be installed via CLI on a Security Gateway using the CPLIC command. The CPLIC command allows you to add, delete, or list Central Licenses on a Security Gateway from the command line. You need to provide the IP address of the Security Management Server and the license string as parameters for the CPLIC command. 

If an administrator wants to add manual NAT for addresses not owned by the Check Point firewall, they also need to add the proxy ARP configurations in a file called $FWDIR/conf/local.arp. This file contains the mappings between the IP addresses and the MAC addresses of the NATed hosts. The proxy ARP feature allows the firewall to answer ARP requests on behalf of the NATed hosts and forward the traffic to them. The local.arp file needs to be edited manually and reloaded with the command arp -f $FWDIR/conf/local.arp. References: R81 Security Management Administration Guide, page 1014.

The command “ps aux | grep twd” is used to check the process ID and the processing time of the twd process on the Security Gateway. The ps command displays information about the active processes on the system. The aux option shows all processes for all users, including those without a controlling terminal. The grep command filters the output of the ps command by searching for the pattern “twd”, which is the name of the process that handles VPN traffic encryption and decryption1. The output of the command shows the process ID, CPU usage, memory usage, start time, and other details of the twd process2. Therefore, the correct answer is A.

References: 1: [Check Point Processes and Daemons] 2: [How to troubleshoot VPN issues with cpview utility]