The correct answer isB. After the Secondary Security Management Server is installed and initially configured, the administrator completes the Management HA setup from SmartConsole connected to the Primary Security Management Server. The Secondary server must be represented as a Check Point Host object, the proper Management blade must be selected, and Secure Internal Communication must be initialized between the Primary and Secondary Management Servers. SIC is not optional here; it is the trust mechanism used by Check Point components to authenticate and communicate securely. Manual database synchronization is not the first required step because synchronization begins only after the Secondary object is configured, SIC is established, and the SmartConsole session is published. Administrator and GUI Client settings may matter in some management contexts, but they are not the core step that binds the Secondary SMS to the Primary SMS in Management HA. Reference topic:Configuring a Secondary Security Management Server in SmartConsole / SIC trust initialization.

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