Heartbeat interfaces
Heartbeat interfaces Fortinet suggests the following practices related to heartbeat interfaces: Do not use a FortiGate switch port for the HA heartbeat traffic. This configuration is not supported. For...
View ArticleFortiOS 5.2.9 Release Notes
Change Log Date Change Description 2016-09-07 Initial release. 2016-09-08 Moved 379870 from Known Issues to Resolved Issues. 2016-09-12 Added 289773 and 280894 to Resolved Issues. Introduction This...
View ArticleInterface monitoring (port monitoring)
Interface monitoring (port monitoring) Fortinet suggests the following practices related to interface monitoring (also called port monitoring): Wait until a cluster is up and running and all interfaces...
View ArticleFGCP HA terminology
FGCP HA terminology The following HA-specific terms are used in this document. Cluster A group of FortiGate units that act as a single virtual FortiGate unit to maintain connectivity even if one of...
View ArticleHA web-based manager options
HA web-based manager options Go to System > HA to change HA options. You can set the following options to put a FortiGate unit into HA mode. You can also change any of these options while the...
View ArticleFGCP high availability best practices
FGCP high availability best practices Fortinet suggests the following practices related to high availability: Use Active-Active HA to distribute TCP and UTM sessions among multiple cluster units. An...
View ArticleHeartbeat interfaces
Heartbeat interfaces Fortinet suggests the following practices related to heartbeat interfaces: Do not use a FortiGate switch port for the HA heartbeat traffic. This configuration is not supported. For...
View ArticleInterface monitoring (port monitoring)
Interface monitoring (port monitoring) Fortinet suggests the following practices related to interface monitoring (also called port monitoring): Wait until a cluster is up and running and all interfaces...
View ArticleFGCP HA terminology
FGCP HA terminology The following HA-specific terms are used in this document. Cluster A group of FortiGate units that act as a single virtual FortiGate unit to maintain connectivity even if one of...
View ArticleHA GUI options
HA GUI options Go to System > HA to change HA options. You can set the following options to put a FortiGate unit into HA mode. You can also change any of these options while the cluster is...
View ArticleFGCP configuration examples and troubleshooting
FGCP configuration examples and troubleshooting This chapter contains general procedures and descriptions as well as detailed configuration examples that describe how to configure FortiGate HA...
View ArticleSetting up two new FortiGates as an FGCP cluster
Setting up two new FortiGates as an FGCP cluster This section describes a simple HA network topology that includes an HA cluster of two FortiGate units in NAT/Route mode installed between an internal...
View ArticleAdding a new FortiGate to an operating cluster
Adding a new FortiGate to an operating cluster This procedure describes how to add a new FortiGate unit to a functioning cluster. Adding a new unit to a cluster does not interrupt the operation of the...
View ArticleActive-active HA cluster in Transparent mode
Active–active HA cluster in Transparent mode This section describes a simple HA network topology that includes an HA cluster of two generic FortiGate units installed between an internal network and the...
View ArticleFortiGate-5000 active-active HA cluster with FortiClient licenses
FortiGate–5000 active-active HA cluster with FortiClient licenses This section describes how to configure an HA cluster of three FortiGate-5001C units that connect an internal network to the Internet....
View ArticleConverting a standalone FortiGate unit to a cluster
Converting a standalone FortiGate unit to a cluster In this recipe, a backup FortiGate unit will be installed and connected to a FortiGate unit that has previously been installed to provide redundancy...
View ArticleReplacing a failed cluster unit
Replacing a failed cluster unit This procedure describes how to remove a failed cluster unit from a cluster and add a new one to replace it. You can also use this procedure to remove a failed unit from...
View ArticleFGCP HA with 802.3ad aggregated interfaces
FGCP HA with 802.3ad aggregated interfaces On FortiGate models that support it you can use 802.3ad link aggregation to combine two or more interfaces into a single aggregated interface. 802.3ad Link...
View ArticleHA interface monitoring, link failover, and 802.3ad aggregation
HA interface monitoring, link failover, and 802.3ad aggregation When monitoring the aggregated interface, HA interface monitoring treats the aggregated link as a single interface and does not monitor...
View ArticleLink aggregation, HA failover performance, and HA mode
Link aggregation, HA failover performance, and HA mode To operate an active-active or active-passive cluster with aggregated interfaces and for best performance of a cluster with aggregated interfaces,...
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