Synchronizing the FPCs with the management board

After you install firmware on the management board from the BIOS after a reboot, the firmware version and configuration of the management board will most likely not be synchronized with the FPCs. You can verify this from the management board CLI using the diagnose sys confsync status | grep in_sy command. The in_sync=0 entries in the following example output for a FortiGate 6301F show that the management board (serial number ending in 143) is not synchronized with the FPCs.

diagnose sys confsync status | grep in_sy
FPC6KFT018901327, Secondary, uptime=59.44, priority=19, slot_id=1:1, idx=1, flag=0x4, in_sync=0
F6KF31T018900143, Primary, uptime=119.72, priority=1, slot_id=1:0, idx=0, flag=0x0, in_sync=1
FPC6KFT018901372, Secondary, uptime=58.48, priority=20, slot_id=1:2, idx=1, flag=0x4, in_sync=0
F6KF31T018900143, Primary, uptime=119.72, priority=1, slot_id=1:0, idx=0, flag=0x0, in_sync=1
FPC6KFT018901346, Secondary, uptime=58.44, priority=21, slot_id=1:3, idx=1, flag=0x4, in_sync=0
F6KF31T018900143, Primary, uptime=119.72, priority=1, slot_id=1:0, idx=0, flag=0x0, in_sync=1
FPC6KFT018901574, Secondary, uptime=58.43, priority=22, slot_id=1:4, idx=1, flag=0x4, in_sync=0
F6KF31T018900143, Primary, uptime=119.72, priority=1, slot_id=1:0, idx=0, flag=0x0, in_sync=1
FPC6KFT018901345, Secondary, uptime=57.40, priority=23, slot_id=1:5, idx=1, flag=0x4, in_sync=0
F6KF31T018900143, Primary, uptime=119.72, priority=1, slot_id=1:0, idx=0, flag=0x0, in_sync=1
FPC6KFT018901556, Secondary, uptime=58.43, priority=24, slot_id=1:6, idx=1, flag=0x4, in_sync=0
F6KF31T018900143, Primary, uptime=119.72, priority=1, slot_id=1:0, idx=0, flag=0x0, in_sync=1
F6KF31T018900143, Primary, uptime=119.72, priority=1, slot_id=1:0, idx=0, flag=0x0, in_sync=1
FPC6KFT018901327, Secondary, uptime=59.44, priority=19, slot_id=1:1, idx=1, flag=0x4, in_sync=0
FPC6KFT018901345, Secondary, uptime=57.40, priority=23, slot_id=1:5, idx=2, flag=0x4, in_sync=0
FPC6KFT018901346, Secondary, uptime=58.44, priority=21, slot_id=1:3, idx=3, flag=0x4, in_sync=0
FPC6KFT018901372, Secondary, uptime=58.48, priority=20, slot_id=1:2, idx=4, flag=0x4, in_sync=0
FPC6KFT018901556, Secondary, uptime=58.43, priority=24, slot_id=1:6, idx=5, flag=0x4, in_sync=0
FPC6KFT018901574, Secondary, uptime=58.43, priority=22, slot_id=1:4, idx=6, flag=0x4, in_sync=0

You can also verify the synchronization status from the management board Cluster Status dashboard widget.

To re-synchronize the FortiGate 6000F, which has the effect of resetting all of the FPCs, re-install firmware on the management board.

You can also manually install firmware on each FPC from the BIOS after a reboot. This multi-step manual process is just as effective as installing the firmware for a second time on the management board to trigger synchronization to the FPCs, but takes much longer.

1. Log in to the management board GUI.

2. Install a firmware build on the management board from the GUI or CLI. The firmware build you install on the management board can either be the same firmware build or a different one.

   Installing firmware synchronizes the firmware build and configuration from the management board to the FPCs.

3. Check the synchronization status from the Cluster Status dashboard widget or using the diagnose sys confsync status | grep in_sy command. The following example FortiGate 6301F output shows that the management board is synchronized with all of the FPCs because each line includes in_sync=1.

   diagnose sys confsync status | grep in_sy
   FPC6KFT018901327, Secondary, uptime=3773.96, priority=19, slot_id=1:1, idx=1, flag=0x4, in_sync=1
   F6KF31T018900143, Primary, uptime=3837.25, priority=1, slot_id=1:0, idx=0, flag=0x0, in_sync=1
   FPC6KFT018901372, Secondary, uptime=3774.26, priority=20, slot_id=1:2, idx=1, flag=0x4, in_sync=1
   F6KF31T018900143, Primary, uptime=3837.25, priority=1, slot_id=1:0, idx=0, flag=0x0, in_sync=1
   FPC6KFT018901346, Secondary, uptime=3774.68, priority=21, slot_id=1:3, idx=1, flag=0x4, in_sync=1
   F6KF31T018900143, Primary, uptime=3837.25, priority=1, slot_id=1:0, idx=0, flag=0x0, in_sync=1
   FPC6KFT018901574, Secondary, uptime=3774.19, priority=22, slot_id=1:4, idx=1, flag=0x4, in_sync=1
   F6KF31T018900143, Primary, uptime=3837.25, priority=1, slot_id=1:0, idx=0, flag=0x0, in_sync=1
   FPC6KFT018901345, Secondary, uptime=3773.59, priority=23, slot_id=1:5, idx=1, flag=0x4, in_sync=1
   F6KF31T018900143, Primary, uptime=3837.25, priority=1, slot_id=1:0, idx=0, flag=0x0, in_sync=1
   FPC6KFT018901556, Secondary, uptime=3774.82, priority=24, slot_id=1:6, idx=1, flag=0x4, in_sync=1
   F6KF31T018900143, Primary, uptime=3837.25, priority=1, slot_id=1:0, idx=0, flag=0x0, in_sync=1
   F6KF31T018900143, Primary, uptime=3837.25, priority=1, slot_id=1:0, idx=0, flag=0x0, in_sync=1
   FPC6KFT018901327, Secondary, uptime=3773.96, priority=19, slot_id=1:1, idx=1, flag=0x24, in_sync=1
   FPC6KFT018901345, Secondary, uptime=3773.59, priority=23, slot_id=1:5, idx=2, flag=0x24, in_sync=1
   FPC6KFT018901346, Secondary, uptime=3774.68, priority=21, slot_id=1:3, idx=3, flag=0x24, in_sync=1
   FPC6KFT018901372, Secondary, uptime=3774.26, priority=20, slot_id=1:2, idx=4, flag=0x24, in_sync=1
   FPC6KFT018901556, Secondary, uptime=3774.82, priority=24, slot_id=1:6, idx=5, flag=0x24, in_sync=1
   FPC6KFT018901574, Secondary, uptime=3774.19, priority=22, slot_id=1:4, idx=6, flag=0x24, in_sync=1