Creating a site
You can create a new site from the Site. SD-WAN sites are authorized FortiGate devices. Use SD-WAN overlay to add your FortiGates to the site. You can assign the site as:
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Role |
Description |
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Branch |
Organization site that needs to access headquarter applications |
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Data center |
Organization headquarters that maintain business applications |
You must set the hub locations before you can add a new site. See Creating the initial topology.
To create a new site:
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Go to SDWan Overlay > Site.
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Click Create.
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Enter the Name.
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On the Deployment tab, set the site as a Branch or Data Center.
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(Optional) Enter a Description.
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Enter the SLA Latency Threshold.
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Select the FortiGate device to provision from the Device dropdown menu.
It is critical for the added FortiGate device to appear with a status of Online. If the device lacks a status of Online, check whether the device is:
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Powered on.
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Activated or logged in to FortiGate Cloud.
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Configured and properly connected to its internet service provider’s WAN link.
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- Click OK.
Adding HA clusters to sites
HA clusters that have been set up outside of FortiGate Cloud can be added to a site when selecting the Device. To implement an HA cluster in FortiGate Cloud, select the primary FortiGate as the Device when adding a site. The secondary FortiGate in the HA cluster will be added to the Device List for Deployment.
See High Availability in the FortiOS Administration guide for more information on HA clusters.