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Date Change description

April 12, 2021

Added missing f1-only option to Splitting front panel network interfaces.

December 22, 2020

New FortiController/FortiSwitch SNMP information:

January 23, 2020

New third-party switch examples:

January 9, 2020

Information accessibility improvements. Added information about use of attenuators for fabric channel interfaces and other corrections to FortiController-5903C and FortiController-5913C.

July 26, 2018 FortiOS 6.0.2 document release. New section, VRRP support. Added a note about the requirement to reset your system's configuration after splitting the FortiController-5903C and FortiController-5913C front panel interfaces to Changing FortiController interface configurations.
30 April, 2018 Added FortiGate-5001E and FortiGate-5001E1 workers. Added the section Individual FortiAnalyzer settings on each worker . Added the section Managing the cluster. Added a note about not using the worker front panel interfaces to About Session-Aware Load Balanced Clusters (SLBCs). Added the section: Managing the cluster. Added a note about 8 being the maximum number of physical interfaces in an LACP interface to Adding link aggregation (LACP) to an SLBC cluster (FortiController trunks).
15 February, 2017 New chapter: FortiController get and diagnose commands.
21 November, 2016 Added information about the MTU size of FortiController data interfaces.
19 July, 2016 Corrected information about FortiToken licensing and SLBC throughout.
2 February 2016 Added a note about GTP load balancing not being supported by SLBC to About Session-Aware Load Balanced Clusters (SLBCs).
Additional explanation about dual model network connections added to the dual model examples.
Clarification of the VLANs used for session sync by FortiController-5903C and FortiController-5913C added to Configuring communication between FortiControllers.
6 November, 2015 New section SLBC licensing.
1 November, 2015 Clarification and corrections about how to connect the B1 and B2 interfaces on a FortiController-5903C and FortiController-5913C cluster in the following sections: Dual mode SLBC with four FortiController-5903Cs and two chassis and Configuring communication between FortiControllers.
30 October 2015 Improved the coverage of the FortiController-5903C and FortiController-5913C throughout the document. New sections: SLBC FortiController models, Changing FortiController interface configurations, and Dual mode SLBC with four FortiController-5903Cs and two chassis . More FortiController-5903C and FortiController-5913C examples to be added to future versions.
12 July 2015 New format, contents re-organized. Configuration examples enhanced with content from http://cookbook.fortinet.com. New section: FGCP to SLBC migration. If you notice problems, send comments to techdoc@fortinet.com.

Change log

Date Change description

April 12, 2021

Added missing f1-only option to Splitting front panel network interfaces.

December 22, 2020

New FortiController/FortiSwitch SNMP information:

January 23, 2020

New third-party switch examples:

January 9, 2020

Information accessibility improvements. Added information about use of attenuators for fabric channel interfaces and other corrections to FortiController-5903C and FortiController-5913C.

July 26, 2018 FortiOS 6.0.2 document release. New section, VRRP support. Added a note about the requirement to reset your system's configuration after splitting the FortiController-5903C and FortiController-5913C front panel interfaces to Changing FortiController interface configurations.
30 April, 2018 Added FortiGate-5001E and FortiGate-5001E1 workers. Added the section Individual FortiAnalyzer settings on each worker . Added the section Managing the cluster. Added a note about not using the worker front panel interfaces to About Session-Aware Load Balanced Clusters (SLBCs). Added the section: Managing the cluster. Added a note about 8 being the maximum number of physical interfaces in an LACP interface to Adding link aggregation (LACP) to an SLBC cluster (FortiController trunks).
15 February, 2017 New chapter: FortiController get and diagnose commands.
21 November, 2016 Added information about the MTU size of FortiController data interfaces.
19 July, 2016 Corrected information about FortiToken licensing and SLBC throughout.
2 February 2016 Added a note about GTP load balancing not being supported by SLBC to About Session-Aware Load Balanced Clusters (SLBCs).
Additional explanation about dual model network connections added to the dual model examples.
Clarification of the VLANs used for session sync by FortiController-5903C and FortiController-5913C added to Configuring communication between FortiControllers.
6 November, 2015 New section SLBC licensing.
1 November, 2015 Clarification and corrections about how to connect the B1 and B2 interfaces on a FortiController-5903C and FortiController-5913C cluster in the following sections: Dual mode SLBC with four FortiController-5903Cs and two chassis and Configuring communication between FortiControllers.
30 October 2015 Improved the coverage of the FortiController-5903C and FortiController-5913C throughout the document. New sections: SLBC FortiController models, Changing FortiController interface configurations, and Dual mode SLBC with four FortiController-5903Cs and two chassis . More FortiController-5903C and FortiController-5913C examples to be added to future versions.
12 July 2015 New format, contents re-organized. Configuration examples enhanced with content from http://cookbook.fortinet.com. New section: FGCP to SLBC migration. If you notice problems, send comments to techdoc@fortinet.com.