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Administration Guide

Cores

Cores

The CORES area lists the FortiEDR Cores.

Click to expand the list. The following information is provided for each FortiEDR Core:

Information Field

Description

Checkbox Check this checkbox to select the Core. You can then use one of the buttons at the top left of the window, such as the Delete button

Organization

Specifies the name of the organization in a multi-organization FortiEDR environment. In a single-organization FortiEDR system, this column does not appear.

IP Specifies the IP address of the communicating device on which the FortiEDR Core is installed.
Name Specifies the FortiEDR Core name entered during installation
Deployment Mode

Specifies whether the FortiEDR Core is physically deployed on your organization's premises (On-Premise) or in the cloud provided by Fortinet (Cloud). The following deployment options are available.

  • Cloud

  • On-premise

Functionality

Specifies the core's functionality and enables you to modify it by selecting one of the following options:

  • Core only – Specifies that the system provides basic FortiEDR Core functionality: events processing, communication control handling, activity events proxy to the Repository and so on.
  • JumpBox – Specifies that the FortiEDR Core is used by the Central Manager (the central web user interface) as a JumpBox, while the JumpBox connects to the LDAP, sandbox or to the products. No basic Core functionalities are provided.

    Note: The JumpBox can also be used in the Cloud, not only when the Core is on-premise.

  • Both – Provides both Core and JumpBox functionality, as described above.

Note:It is not mandatory to have a Core with JumpBox functionality. However, removing JumpBox functionality (by selecting the Core only option) may affect previously defined connectors, thus causing them to be nonfunctional. In this case, an appropriate message is displayed.

Version

Specifies the version of the FortiEDR Core.

State

Specifies the current state of the FortiEDR Core.

Cores

Cores

The CORES area lists the FortiEDR Cores.

Click to expand the list. The following information is provided for each FortiEDR Core:

Information Field

Description

Checkbox Check this checkbox to select the Core. You can then use one of the buttons at the top left of the window, such as the Delete button

Organization

Specifies the name of the organization in a multi-organization FortiEDR environment. In a single-organization FortiEDR system, this column does not appear.

IP Specifies the IP address of the communicating device on which the FortiEDR Core is installed.
Name Specifies the FortiEDR Core name entered during installation
Deployment Mode

Specifies whether the FortiEDR Core is physically deployed on your organization's premises (On-Premise) or in the cloud provided by Fortinet (Cloud). The following deployment options are available.

  • Cloud

  • On-premise

Functionality

Specifies the core's functionality and enables you to modify it by selecting one of the following options:

  • Core only – Specifies that the system provides basic FortiEDR Core functionality: events processing, communication control handling, activity events proxy to the Repository and so on.
  • JumpBox – Specifies that the FortiEDR Core is used by the Central Manager (the central web user interface) as a JumpBox, while the JumpBox connects to the LDAP, sandbox or to the products. No basic Core functionalities are provided.

    Note: The JumpBox can also be used in the Cloud, not only when the Core is on-premise.

  • Both – Provides both Core and JumpBox functionality, as described above.

Note:It is not mandatory to have a Core with JumpBox functionality. However, removing JumpBox functionality (by selecting the Core only option) may affect previously defined connectors, thus causing them to be nonfunctional. In this case, an appropriate message is displayed.

Version

Specifies the version of the FortiEDR Core.

State

Specifies the current state of the FortiEDR Core.