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FortiGate 2600F and 2601F fast path architecture

FortiGate 2600F and 2601F fast path architecture

The FortiGate 2600F and 2601F models feature the following front panel interfaces:

  • Two 10/100/1000BASE-T Copper (MGMT1 and MGMT2, not connected to the NP7 processors)
  • Two 10 GigE SFP+ (HA1 and HA2, not connected to the NP7 processor)
  • Sixteen 10GBASE-T Copper (1 to 16)
  • Sixteen 10/25 GigE SFP+/SFP28 (17 to 32), interface groups: 17 - 20, 21 - 24, 25 - 28, and 29 - 32
  • Four 100/40 GigE QSFP28/QSFP+ (33 to 36)

The FortiGate 2600F and 2601F each include one NP7 processor. All front panel data interfaces and the NP7 processor connect to the integrated switch fabric (ISF). All data traffic passes from the data interfaces through the ISF to the NP7 processor. All supported traffic passing between any two data interfaces can be offloaded by the NP7 processor. Data traffic processed by the CPU takes a dedicated data path through the ISF and the NP7 processor to the CPU.

The MGMT interfaces are not connected to the NP7 processor. Management traffic passes to the CPU over a dedicated management path that is separate from the data path. You can also dedicate separate CPU resources for management traffic to further isolate management processing from data processing (see Dedicated management CPU).

The HA interfaces are also not connected to the NP7 processor. To help provide better HA stability and resiliency, HA traffic uses a dedicated physical control path that provides HA control traffic separation from data traffic processing.

The separation of management and HA traffic from data traffic keeps management and HA traffic from affecting the stability and performance of data traffic processing.

You can use the following command to display the FortiGate 2600F or 2601F NP7 configuration. The command output shows a single NP7 named NP#0 is connected to all interfaces. This interface to NP7 mapping is also shown in the diagram above.

diagnose npu np7 port-list
Front Panel Port:
Name     Max_speed(Mbps) Dflt_speed(Mbps) NP_group        Switch_id SW_port_id SW_port_name 
-------- --------------- ---------------  --------------- --------- ---------- ------------ 
port1    10000           10000            NP#0            0         54         ge4          
port2    10000           10000            NP#0            0         53         ge3          
port3    10000           10000            NP#0            0         56         ge6          
port4    10000           10000            NP#0            0         55         ge5          
port5    10000           10000            NP#0            0         58         ge7          
port6    10000           10000            NP#0            0         57         xe25         
port7    10000           10000            NP#0            0         60         ge9          
port8    10000           10000            NP#0            0         59         ge8          
port9    10000           10000            NP#0            0         7          xe6          
port10   10000           10000            NP#0            0         8          xe7          
port11   10000           10000            NP#0            0         5          xe4          
port12   10000           10000            NP#0            0         6          xe5          
port13   10000           10000            NP#0            0         11         ge1          
port14   10000           10000            NP#0            0         12         ge2          
port15   10000           10000            NP#0            0         9          ge0          
port16   10000           10000            NP#0            0         10         xe8          
port17   25000           10000            NP#0            0         15         xe11         
port18   25000           10000            NP#0            0         16         xe12         
port19   25000           10000            NP#0            0         13         xe9          
port20   25000           10000            NP#0            0         14         xe10         
port21   25000           10000            NP#0            0         19         xe15         
port22   25000           10000            NP#0            0         20         xe16         
port23   25000           10000            NP#0            0         17         xe13         
port24   25000           10000            NP#0            0         18         xe14         
port25   25000           10000            NP#0            0         23         xe19         
port26   25000           10000            NP#0            0         24         xe20         
port27   25000           10000            NP#0            0         21         xe17         
port28   25000           10000            NP#0            0         22         xe18         
port29   25000           10000            NP#0            0         27         xe23         
port30   25000           10000            NP#0            0         28         xe24         
port31   25000           10000            NP#0            0         25         xe21         
port32   25000           10000            NP#0            0         26         xe22         
port33   100000          100000           NP#0            0         33         ce1          
port34   100000          100000           NP#0            0         29         ce0          
port35   100000          100000           NP#0            0         37         ce2          
port36   100000          100000           NP#0            0         41         ce3          
-------- --------------- ---------------  --------------- --------- ---------- ------------ 

NP Port:
Name   Switch_id SW_port_id SW_port_name 
------ --------- ---------- ------------ 
np0_0  0         45         ce4          
np0_1  0         49         ce5          
------ --------- ---------- ------------ 
* Max_speed: Maximum speed, Dflt_speed: Default speed
* SW_port_id: Switch port ID, SW_port_name: Switch port name

The command output also shows the maximum and default speeds of each interface.

The NP7 processor has a bandwidth capacity of 200 Gigabits. You can see from the command output that if all interfaces were operating at their maximum bandwidth the NP7 processor would not be able to offload all the traffic.

The NP7 processor has a bandwidth capacity of 200 Gigabits. You can see from the command output that if all interfaces were operating at their maximum bandwidth the NP7 processor would not be able to offload all the traffic.

The FortiGate-2600F and 2601F can be licensed for hyperscale firewall support, see the Hyperscale Firewall Guide.

Interface groups and changing data interface speeds

FortiGate-2600F and 2601F front panel data interfaces 17 to 32 are divided into the following groups:

  • port17 - port20
  • port21 - port24
  • port25 - port28
  • port29 - port32

All of the interfaces in a group operate at the same speed. Changing the speed of an interface changes the speeds of all of the interfaces in the same group. For example, if you change the speed of port26 from 10Gbps to 25Gbps, the speeds of port25 to port28 are also changed to 25Gbps.

Another example, the default speed of the port25 to port32 interfaces is 10Gbps. If you want to install 25GigE transceivers in port25 to port32 to convert all of these data interfaces to connect to 25Gbps networks, you can enter the following from the CLI:

config system interface

edit port25

set speed 25000full

next

edit port29

set speed 25000full

end

Every time you change a data interface speed, when you enter the end command, the CLI confirms the range of interfaces affected by the change. For example, if you change the speed of port29 the following message appears:

config system interface

edit port29

set speed 25000full

end

port29-port32 speed will be changed to 25000full due to hardware limit.

Do you want to continue? (y/n)

Configuring NPU port mapping

You can use the following command to configure FortiGate-2600F and 2601F NPU port mapping:

config system npu

config port-npu-map

edit <interface-name>

set npu-group-index <index>

end

You can use the port map to assign data interfaces to NP7 links.

Each NP7 has two 100-Gigabit KR links, numbered 0 and 1. Traffic passes to the NP7 over these links. By default the two links operate as a LAG that distributes sessions to the NP7 processor. You can configure the NPU port map to assign interfaces to use one or the other of the NP7 links instead of sending sessions over the LAG.

<index> varies depending on the NP7 processors available in your FortGate.

For the FortiGate-2600F <index> can be 0, 1, or 2:

  • 0, assign the interface to NP#0, the default, the interface is connected to the LAG. Traffic from the interface is distributed to both links.
  • 1, assign the interface to NP#0-link0, to connect the interface to NP7 link 0. Traffic from the interface is set to link 0.
  • 2, assign the interface to NP#0-link1, to connect the interface to NP7 link 1. Traffic from the interface is set to link 1.

For example, use the following syntax to assign the FortiGate-2600F front panel 100Gigabit interfaces 33 and 34 to NP#0-link0 and interfaces 35 and 36 to NP#0-link1. The resulting configuration splits traffic from the 40Gigabit interfaces between the two NP7 links:

config system npu

config port-npu-map

edit port33

set npu-group-index 1

next

edit port34

set npu-group-index 1

next

edit port35

set npu-group-index 2

next

edit port36

set npu-group-index 2

end

end

You can use the diagnose npu np7 port-list command to see the current NPU port map configuration. While the FortiGate-2600F or 2601F is processing traffic, you can use the diagnose npu np7 cgmac-stats <npu-id> command to show how traffic is distributed to the NP7 links.

For example, after making the changes described in the example, the np_group column of the diagnose npu np7 port-list command output for port33 to port36 shows the new mapping:

diagnose npu np7 port-list
Front Panel Port:
Name     Max_speed(Mbps) Dflt_speed(Mbps) NP_group        Switch_id SW_port_id SW_port_name 
-------- --------------- ---------------  --------------- --------- ---------- ------------ 
.
.
.
port33   100000          100000           NP#0-link0      0         33         ce1          
port34   100000          100000           NP#0-link0      0         29         ce0          
port35   100000          100000           NP#0-link1      0         37         ce2          
port36   100000          100000           NP#0-link1      0         41         ce3          

FortiGate 2600F and 2601F fast path architecture

The FortiGate 2600F and 2601F models feature the following front panel interfaces:

  • Two 10/100/1000BASE-T Copper (MGMT1 and MGMT2, not connected to the NP7 processors)
  • Two 10 GigE SFP+ (HA1 and HA2, not connected to the NP7 processor)
  • Sixteen 10GBASE-T Copper (1 to 16)
  • Sixteen 10/25 GigE SFP+/SFP28 (17 to 32), interface groups: 17 - 20, 21 - 24, 25 - 28, and 29 - 32
  • Four 100/40 GigE QSFP28/QSFP+ (33 to 36)

The FortiGate 2600F and 2601F each include one NP7 processor. All front panel data interfaces and the NP7 processor connect to the integrated switch fabric (ISF). All data traffic passes from the data interfaces through the ISF to the NP7 processor. All supported traffic passing between any two data interfaces can be offloaded by the NP7 processor. Data traffic processed by the CPU takes a dedicated data path through the ISF and the NP7 processor to the CPU.

The MGMT interfaces are not connected to the NP7 processor. Management traffic passes to the CPU over a dedicated management path that is separate from the data path. You can also dedicate separate CPU resources for management traffic to further isolate management processing from data processing (see Dedicated management CPU).

The HA interfaces are also not connected to the NP7 processor. To help provide better HA stability and resiliency, HA traffic uses a dedicated physical control path that provides HA control traffic separation from data traffic processing.

The separation of management and HA traffic from data traffic keeps management and HA traffic from affecting the stability and performance of data traffic processing.

You can use the following command to display the FortiGate 2600F or 2601F NP7 configuration. The command output shows a single NP7 named NP#0 is connected to all interfaces. This interface to NP7 mapping is also shown in the diagram above.

diagnose npu np7 port-list
Front Panel Port:
Name     Max_speed(Mbps) Dflt_speed(Mbps) NP_group        Switch_id SW_port_id SW_port_name 
-------- --------------- ---------------  --------------- --------- ---------- ------------ 
port1    10000           10000            NP#0            0         54         ge4          
port2    10000           10000            NP#0            0         53         ge3          
port3    10000           10000            NP#0            0         56         ge6          
port4    10000           10000            NP#0            0         55         ge5          
port5    10000           10000            NP#0            0         58         ge7          
port6    10000           10000            NP#0            0         57         xe25         
port7    10000           10000            NP#0            0         60         ge9          
port8    10000           10000            NP#0            0         59         ge8          
port9    10000           10000            NP#0            0         7          xe6          
port10   10000           10000            NP#0            0         8          xe7          
port11   10000           10000            NP#0            0         5          xe4          
port12   10000           10000            NP#0            0         6          xe5          
port13   10000           10000            NP#0            0         11         ge1          
port14   10000           10000            NP#0            0         12         ge2          
port15   10000           10000            NP#0            0         9          ge0          
port16   10000           10000            NP#0            0         10         xe8          
port17   25000           10000            NP#0            0         15         xe11         
port18   25000           10000            NP#0            0         16         xe12         
port19   25000           10000            NP#0            0         13         xe9          
port20   25000           10000            NP#0            0         14         xe10         
port21   25000           10000            NP#0            0         19         xe15         
port22   25000           10000            NP#0            0         20         xe16         
port23   25000           10000            NP#0            0         17         xe13         
port24   25000           10000            NP#0            0         18         xe14         
port25   25000           10000            NP#0            0         23         xe19         
port26   25000           10000            NP#0            0         24         xe20         
port27   25000           10000            NP#0            0         21         xe17         
port28   25000           10000            NP#0            0         22         xe18         
port29   25000           10000            NP#0            0         27         xe23         
port30   25000           10000            NP#0            0         28         xe24         
port31   25000           10000            NP#0            0         25         xe21         
port32   25000           10000            NP#0            0         26         xe22         
port33   100000          100000           NP#0            0         33         ce1          
port34   100000          100000           NP#0            0         29         ce0          
port35   100000          100000           NP#0            0         37         ce2          
port36   100000          100000           NP#0            0         41         ce3          
-------- --------------- ---------------  --------------- --------- ---------- ------------ 

NP Port:
Name   Switch_id SW_port_id SW_port_name 
------ --------- ---------- ------------ 
np0_0  0         45         ce4          
np0_1  0         49         ce5          
------ --------- ---------- ------------ 
* Max_speed: Maximum speed, Dflt_speed: Default speed
* SW_port_id: Switch port ID, SW_port_name: Switch port name

The command output also shows the maximum and default speeds of each interface.

The NP7 processor has a bandwidth capacity of 200 Gigabits. You can see from the command output that if all interfaces were operating at their maximum bandwidth the NP7 processor would not be able to offload all the traffic.

The NP7 processor has a bandwidth capacity of 200 Gigabits. You can see from the command output that if all interfaces were operating at their maximum bandwidth the NP7 processor would not be able to offload all the traffic.

The FortiGate-2600F and 2601F can be licensed for hyperscale firewall support, see the Hyperscale Firewall Guide.

Interface groups and changing data interface speeds

FortiGate-2600F and 2601F front panel data interfaces 17 to 32 are divided into the following groups:

  • port17 - port20
  • port21 - port24
  • port25 - port28
  • port29 - port32

All of the interfaces in a group operate at the same speed. Changing the speed of an interface changes the speeds of all of the interfaces in the same group. For example, if you change the speed of port26 from 10Gbps to 25Gbps, the speeds of port25 to port28 are also changed to 25Gbps.

Another example, the default speed of the port25 to port32 interfaces is 10Gbps. If you want to install 25GigE transceivers in port25 to port32 to convert all of these data interfaces to connect to 25Gbps networks, you can enter the following from the CLI:

config system interface

edit port25

set speed 25000full

next

edit port29

set speed 25000full

end

Every time you change a data interface speed, when you enter the end command, the CLI confirms the range of interfaces affected by the change. For example, if you change the speed of port29 the following message appears:

config system interface

edit port29

set speed 25000full

end

port29-port32 speed will be changed to 25000full due to hardware limit.

Do you want to continue? (y/n)

Configuring NPU port mapping

You can use the following command to configure FortiGate-2600F and 2601F NPU port mapping:

config system npu

config port-npu-map

edit <interface-name>

set npu-group-index <index>

end

You can use the port map to assign data interfaces to NP7 links.

Each NP7 has two 100-Gigabit KR links, numbered 0 and 1. Traffic passes to the NP7 over these links. By default the two links operate as a LAG that distributes sessions to the NP7 processor. You can configure the NPU port map to assign interfaces to use one or the other of the NP7 links instead of sending sessions over the LAG.

<index> varies depending on the NP7 processors available in your FortGate.

For the FortiGate-2600F <index> can be 0, 1, or 2:

  • 0, assign the interface to NP#0, the default, the interface is connected to the LAG. Traffic from the interface is distributed to both links.
  • 1, assign the interface to NP#0-link0, to connect the interface to NP7 link 0. Traffic from the interface is set to link 0.
  • 2, assign the interface to NP#0-link1, to connect the interface to NP7 link 1. Traffic from the interface is set to link 1.

For example, use the following syntax to assign the FortiGate-2600F front panel 100Gigabit interfaces 33 and 34 to NP#0-link0 and interfaces 35 and 36 to NP#0-link1. The resulting configuration splits traffic from the 40Gigabit interfaces between the two NP7 links:

config system npu

config port-npu-map

edit port33

set npu-group-index 1

next

edit port34

set npu-group-index 1

next

edit port35

set npu-group-index 2

next

edit port36

set npu-group-index 2

end

end

You can use the diagnose npu np7 port-list command to see the current NPU port map configuration. While the FortiGate-2600F or 2601F is processing traffic, you can use the diagnose npu np7 cgmac-stats <npu-id> command to show how traffic is distributed to the NP7 links.

For example, after making the changes described in the example, the np_group column of the diagnose npu np7 port-list command output for port33 to port36 shows the new mapping:

diagnose npu np7 port-list
Front Panel Port:
Name     Max_speed(Mbps) Dflt_speed(Mbps) NP_group        Switch_id SW_port_id SW_port_name 
-------- --------------- ---------------  --------------- --------- ---------- ------------ 
.
.
.
port33   100000          100000           NP#0-link0      0         33         ce1          
port34   100000          100000           NP#0-link0      0         29         ce0          
port35   100000          100000           NP#0-link1      0         37         ce2          
port36   100000          100000           NP#0-link1      0         41         ce3