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    6.5.1
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    6.2.1
    6.2.0
    6.1.1

    HA system requirements

    HA system requirements

    • Two identical appliances (the same hardware model and same firmware version).
    • By default, you use MGMT2 port to connect the HA appliances directly or through a Layer 2 switch. The HA port can be changed but be aware of the settings on the System > Network > Interface page before changing from default.
    • Heartbeat and synchronization traffic between cluster nodes occur over the physical network ports you specify. If switches are used to connect heartbeat interfaces between nodes, the heartbeat interfaces must be reachable by Layer 2 multicast (multicast MAC addresses). Please note that if you inspect HA packets, you will see L4 Multicast-like IP addresses and ports but FortiDDoS does not support L4 Multicast or IGMP join messages.
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    HA system requirements

    HA system requirements

    • Two identical appliances (the same hardware model and same firmware version).
    • By default, you use MGMT2 port to connect the HA appliances directly or through a Layer 2 switch. The HA port can be changed but be aware of the settings on the System > Network > Interface page before changing from default.
    • Heartbeat and synchronization traffic between cluster nodes occur over the physical network ports you specify. If switches are used to connect heartbeat interfaces between nodes, the heartbeat interfaces must be reachable by Layer 2 multicast (multicast MAC addresses). Please note that if you inspect HA packets, you will see L4 Multicast-like IP addresses and ports but FortiDDoS does not support L4 Multicast or IGMP join messages.
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