Checkpoint Check Point Certified Troubleshooting Expert - R81.20 (CCTE) 156-587 Exam Dumps: Updated Questions & Answers (October 2025)

The main components of Check Point’s Security Management architecture are1:

Management server: This is the central component that manages the security policy, configuration, and licenses for the Security Gateways and other Check Point devices. It also provides the SmartConsole interface for the administrators to manage the security environment.

Management database: This is the database that stores the security policy, configuration, and objects for the Security Management Server. It also stores the logs and events from the Security Gateways and other Check Point devices.

Log server: This is the component that receives and stores the logs and events from the Security Gateways and other Check Point devices. It also provides the SmartLog and SmartEvent interfaces for the administrators to view, analyze, and manage the logs and events.

Automation server: This is the component that provides the REST API and the CLI for the administrators to automate and script the security management tasks.

1: (CCTE) - Check Point Software

If you have modified kernel parameters (infwkern.conf, for example) and the gateway starts dropping traffic or behaving abnormally after a reboot, the best practice is to restore the original or a known-good configuration from backup. Then, reboot again so that the gateway loads the last known stable settings.

Option A(fw ctl set int fw1_kernel_all_disable=1) is not a standard or documented method for “undoing” all kernel tweaks.

Option B(Restore fwkem.conf from backup and reboot the gateway) is the correct and straightforward approach.

Option C(fw unloadlocal) removes the local policy but does not revert custom kernel parameters that have already been loaded at boot.

Option D(Remove all kernel parameters from fwkem.conf and reboot) might help in some cases, but you risk losing other beneficial or necessary parameters if there were legitimate custom settings. Restoring from a known-good backup is safer and more precise.

Hence, the best answer:

“Restore fwkem.conf from backup and reboot the gateway.”

Check Point Troubleshooting References

sk98339– Working with fwkern.conf (kernel parameters) in Gaia OS.

sk92739– Advanced System Tuning in Gaia OS.

Check Point Gaia Administration Guide– Section on kernel parameters and system tuning.

Check Point CLI Reference Guide– Explanation of using fw ctl, fw unloadlocal, and relevant troubleshooting commands.

The System Domain of the Postgres database is a special domain that contains the configuration data of the Security Management Server and the Log Servers. It includes information such as the trusted GUI clients, the administrators, the licenses, the global properties, and the audit logs. The System Domain is not accessible by the user and can only be modified by the Check Point processes. The user modified configurations, such as network objects, policies, and rules, are stored in the User Domain of the Postgres database. The saved queries for applications are stored in the Application Domain of the Postgres database. 

The kernel component associated with Content Awareness and data collection from contexts (often provided by the Context Management Infrastructure - CMI) is dlpda.  

According to the Check Point R81.20 Quantum Security Gateway Administration Guide, within the listing of kernel modules, dlpda is described as follows:

Exact Extract:

Module "dlpda" (Data Loss Prevention - Download Agent for Content Awareness)

The dlpda module functions as a "Download Agent for Content Awareness." This role involves collecting data necessary for the Content Awareness blade to inspect and understand the content of traffic. The Content Awareness blade works in conjunction with the Context Management Infrastructure (CMI), which provides the initial context about the traffic. The dlpda component then uses these contexts to gather the relevant data for deeper inspection and to determine if the content matches any defined data types or policies. While the guide lists it as a "Module," exam questions in the CCTE context often refer to such components involved in kernel operations as "kernel processes." The function described clearly aligns with collecting data for Content Awareness.  

Options analysis:

A. PDP (Policy Decision Point): This process is primarily associated with Identity Awareness for making access decisions based on user identity, not directly for Content Awareness data collection from CMI contexts.

B. cpemd (Check Point Endpoint Management Daemon): This daemon is related to endpoint security management and does not fit the role of a kernel process for gateway-level Content Awareness data collection.

D. CMI (Context Management Infrastructure): CMI is an infrastructure that provides contexts to various blades, including Content Awareness. It is the source of the contexts, not the kernel process that collects data based on those contexts.

Therefore, dlpda is the kernel component specifically tasked with collecting data for Content Awareness.

CMI stands for Context Management Infrastructure, which is a component of the Access Control Policy that enables the Security Gateway to inspect traffic based on the context of the connection. Context includes information such as user identity, application, location, time, and device. CMI allows the Security Gateway to apply different security rules and actions based on the context of the traffic, and to dynamically update the context as it changes. CMI consists of three main elements: Unified Policy, Identity Awareness, and Content Awareness.