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Upgrade order

When you upgrade your Security Fabric, it's recommended that you follow the order listed below so that devices that manage other devices are upgraded first. Not all products listed are required by a Security Fabric. If you don't use a product in your network or don't need to upgrade it, skip to the next product in the list.

note icon If you're upgrading both FortiOS and FortiClient from 5.6, you should upgrade FortiClient first to avoid compatibility issues.

The upgrade order is as follows:

  1. Upgrade FortiAnalyzer
  2. Upgrade FortiManager
  3. Upgrade FortiGate devices
  4. Upgrade managed FortiSwitch devices
  5. Upgrade managed FortiAP devices
  6. Upgrade FortiClient EMS
  7. Upgrade FortiClient
  8. Upgrade FortiSandbox
  9. Upgrade FortiMail

Upgrade order

When you upgrade your Security Fabric, it's recommended that you follow the order listed below so that devices that manage other devices are upgraded first. Not all products listed are required by a Security Fabric. If you don't use a product in your network or don't need to upgrade it, skip to the next product in the list.

note icon If you're upgrading both FortiOS and FortiClient from 5.6, you should upgrade FortiClient first to avoid compatibility issues.

The upgrade order is as follows:

  1. Upgrade FortiAnalyzer
  2. Upgrade FortiManager
  3. Upgrade FortiGate devices
  4. Upgrade managed FortiSwitch devices
  5. Upgrade managed FortiAP devices
  6. Upgrade FortiClient EMS
  7. Upgrade FortiClient
  8. Upgrade FortiSandbox
  9. Upgrade FortiMail