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FortiGate-6000 Handbook

Change log

Change log

Date Change description

September 16, 2021

FortiOS 5.6.14 document release.

Changes to FortiOS Carrier GTP load balancing. Added information about power-related FPC failure and other FPC failure issues to Failover in a standalone FortiGate-6000 and FPC failure.

Both FortiGate-6501Fs or FortiGate-6301Fs in an FGCP cluster must have the same number of active hard disks and the same RAID configuration. For more information, see Before you begin configuring HA and Basic FortiGate-6000 HA configuration.

April 22, 2020

FortiOS 5.6.12 document release. New section: Failover protection.

January 22, 2020

Usage-based ECMP load balancing is not supported. See FortiOS features that are not supported by FortiGate-6000 v5.6.11.

November 7, 2019

New sections: ICAP support and SSL mirroring support.

October 28, 2019

Added more information to Special management port numbers and Maximum number of LAGs and interfaces per LAG. As well, misc changes throughout.

October 16, 2019

Removed an incorrect restriction on one-arm sniffer functionality.

October 3, 2019 FortiOS 5.6.11 document release.

Change log

Date Change description

September 16, 2021

FortiOS 5.6.14 document release.

Changes to FortiOS Carrier GTP load balancing. Added information about power-related FPC failure and other FPC failure issues to Failover in a standalone FortiGate-6000 and FPC failure.

Both FortiGate-6501Fs or FortiGate-6301Fs in an FGCP cluster must have the same number of active hard disks and the same RAID configuration. For more information, see Before you begin configuring HA and Basic FortiGate-6000 HA configuration.

April 22, 2020

FortiOS 5.6.12 document release. New section: Failover protection.

January 22, 2020

Usage-based ECMP load balancing is not supported. See FortiOS features that are not supported by FortiGate-6000 v5.6.11.

November 7, 2019

New sections: ICAP support and SSL mirroring support.

October 28, 2019

Added more information to Special management port numbers and Maximum number of LAGs and interfaces per LAG. As well, misc changes throughout.

October 16, 2019

Removed an incorrect restriction on one-arm sniffer functionality.

October 3, 2019 FortiOS 5.6.11 document release.