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    config system virtual-switch

    config system virtual-switch

    Note

    This command is available for model(s): FortiGate 100EF, FortiGate 100E, FortiGate 100F, FortiGate 101E, FortiGate 101F, FortiGate 1100E, FortiGate 1101E, FortiGate 140E-POE, FortiGate 140E, FortiGate 200F, FortiGate 201F, FortiGate 300E, FortiGate 301E, FortiGate 3500F, FortiGate 3800D, FortiGate 400E, FortiGate 400F, FortiGate 401E, FortiGate 401F, FortiGate 40F 3G4G, FortiGate 40F, FortiGate 4200F, FortiGate 4201F, FortiGate 4400F, FortiGate 4401F, FortiGate 600F, FortiGate 601F, FortiGate 60E DSLJ, FortiGate 60E DSL, FortiGate 60E-POE, FortiGate 60E, FortiGate 60F, FortiGate 61E, FortiGate 61F, FortiGate 70F, FortiGate 71F, FortiGate 80E-POE, FortiGate 80E, FortiGate 80F Bypass, FortiGate 80F-POE, FortiGate 80F, FortiGate 81E-POE, FortiGate 81E, FortiGate 81F-POE, FortiGate 81F, FortiGate 90E, FortiGate 91E, FortiGateRugged 60F 3G4G, FortiGateRugged 60F, FortiWiFi 40F 3G4G, FortiWiFi 40F, FortiWiFi 60E DSLJ, FortiWiFi 60E DSL, FortiWiFi 60E, FortiWiFi 60F, FortiWiFi 61E, FortiWiFi 61F, FortiWiFi 80F 2R, FortiWiFi 81F 2R 3G4G-POE, FortiWiFi 81F 2R-POE, FortiWiFi 81F 2R.

    It is not available for: FortiGate 1000D, FortiGate 1200D, FortiGate 1500DT, FortiGate 1500D, FortiGate 2000E, FortiGate 200E, FortiGate 201E, FortiGate 2200E, FortiGate 2201E, FortiGate 2500E, FortiGate 3000D, FortiGate 3100D, FortiGate 3200D, FortiGate 3300E, FortiGate 3301E, FortiGate 3400E, FortiGate 3401E, FortiGate 3600E, FortiGate 3601E, FortiGate 3700D, FortiGate 3960E, FortiGate 3980E, FortiGate 400E Bypass, FortiGate 5001E1, FortiGate 5001E, FortiGate 500E, FortiGate 501E, FortiGate 600E, FortiGate 601E, FortiGate 800D, FortiGate 900D.

    Configure virtual hardware switch interfaces.

    config system virtual-switch
    Description: Configure virtual hardware switch interfaces.
    edit <name>
        set physical-switch {string}
        config port
            Description: Configure member ports.
            edit <name>
                set alias {string}
            next
        end
        set span [disable|enable]
        set span-dest-port {string}
        set span-direction [rx|tx|...]
        set span-source-port {string}
        set vlan {integer}
    next
end

    config system virtual-switch

    Parameter

    Description

    Type

    Size

    Default

    name

    Name of the virtual switch.

    string

    Maximum length: 15

    physical-switch

    Physical switch parent.

    string

    Maximum length: 15

    span *

    Enable/disable SPAN.

    option

    -

    disable

    Option

    Description

    disable

    Disable SPAN.

    enable

    Enable SPAN.

    span-dest-port *

    SPAN destination port.

    string

    Maximum length: 15

    span-direction *

    SPAN direction.

    option

    -

    both

    Option

    Description

    rx

    SPAN receive direction only.

    tx

    SPAN transmit direction only.

    both

    SPAN both directions.

    span-source-port *

    SPAN source port.

    string

    Maximum length: 15

    vlan *

    VLAN.

    integer

    Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 4294967295

    0

    * This parameter may not exist in some models.

    config port

    Parameter

    Description

    Type

    Size

    Default

    name

    Physical interface name.

    string

    Maximum length: 15

    alias

    Alias.

    string

    Maximum length: 25

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    config system virtual-switch

    config system virtual-switch

    Note

    This command is available for model(s): FortiGate 100EF, FortiGate 100E, FortiGate 100F, FortiGate 101E, FortiGate 101F, FortiGate 1100E, FortiGate 1101E, FortiGate 140E-POE, FortiGate 140E, FortiGate 200F, FortiGate 201F, FortiGate 300E, FortiGate 301E, FortiGate 3500F, FortiGate 3800D, FortiGate 400E, FortiGate 400F, FortiGate 401E, FortiGate 401F, FortiGate 40F 3G4G, FortiGate 40F, FortiGate 4200F, FortiGate 4201F, FortiGate 4400F, FortiGate 4401F, FortiGate 600F, FortiGate 601F, FortiGate 60E DSLJ, FortiGate 60E DSL, FortiGate 60E-POE, FortiGate 60E, FortiGate 60F, FortiGate 61E, FortiGate 61F, FortiGate 70F, FortiGate 71F, FortiGate 80E-POE, FortiGate 80E, FortiGate 80F Bypass, FortiGate 80F-POE, FortiGate 80F, FortiGate 81E-POE, FortiGate 81E, FortiGate 81F-POE, FortiGate 81F, FortiGate 90E, FortiGate 91E, FortiGateRugged 60F 3G4G, FortiGateRugged 60F, FortiWiFi 40F 3G4G, FortiWiFi 40F, FortiWiFi 60E DSLJ, FortiWiFi 60E DSL, FortiWiFi 60E, FortiWiFi 60F, FortiWiFi 61E, FortiWiFi 61F, FortiWiFi 80F 2R, FortiWiFi 81F 2R 3G4G-POE, FortiWiFi 81F 2R-POE, FortiWiFi 81F 2R.

    It is not available for: FortiGate 1000D, FortiGate 1200D, FortiGate 1500DT, FortiGate 1500D, FortiGate 2000E, FortiGate 200E, FortiGate 201E, FortiGate 2200E, FortiGate 2201E, FortiGate 2500E, FortiGate 3000D, FortiGate 3100D, FortiGate 3200D, FortiGate 3300E, FortiGate 3301E, FortiGate 3400E, FortiGate 3401E, FortiGate 3600E, FortiGate 3601E, FortiGate 3700D, FortiGate 3960E, FortiGate 3980E, FortiGate 400E Bypass, FortiGate 5001E1, FortiGate 5001E, FortiGate 500E, FortiGate 501E, FortiGate 600E, FortiGate 601E, FortiGate 800D, FortiGate 900D.

    Configure virtual hardware switch interfaces.

    config system virtual-switch
    Description: Configure virtual hardware switch interfaces.
    edit <name>
        set physical-switch {string}
        config port
            Description: Configure member ports.
            edit <name>
                set alias {string}
            next
        end
        set span [disable|enable]
        set span-dest-port {string}
        set span-direction [rx|tx|...]
        set span-source-port {string}
        set vlan {integer}
    next
end

    config system virtual-switch

    Parameter

    Description

    Type

    Size

    Default

    name

    Name of the virtual switch.

    string

    Maximum length: 15

    physical-switch

    Physical switch parent.

    string

    Maximum length: 15

    span *

    Enable/disable SPAN.

    option

    -

    disable

    Option

    Description

    disable

    Disable SPAN.

    enable

    Enable SPAN.

    span-dest-port *

    SPAN destination port.

    string

    Maximum length: 15

    span-direction *

    SPAN direction.

    option

    -

    both

    Option

    Description

    rx

    SPAN receive direction only.

    tx

    SPAN transmit direction only.

    both

    SPAN both directions.

    span-source-port *

    SPAN source port.

    string

    Maximum length: 15

    vlan *

    VLAN.

    integer

    Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 4294967295

    0

    * This parameter may not exist in some models.

    config port

    Parameter

    Description

    Type

    Size

    Default

    name

    Physical interface name.

    string

    Maximum length: 15

    alias

    Alias.

    string

    Maximum length: 25

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