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FortiGate-7000E Administration Guide
What's New
What's new for FortiGate 7000E 7.2.8
What's new for FortiGate 7000E 7.2.7
What's new for FortiGate 7000E 7.2.6
What's new for FortiGate 7000E 7.2.5
FortiGate 7000E overview
FortiGate 7060E
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FIM-7901E interface module
FIM-7904E interface module
FIM-7910E interface module
FIM-7920E interface module
FPM-7620E processing module
FPM-7630E processing module
Getting started with FortiGate 7000E
Confirming startup status
FortiGate 7000E and the Security Fabric
FortiGate 7000E and FortiOS Carrier
Configuration synchronization
Confirming that the FortiGate 7000E is synchronized
Viewing more details about FortiGate 7000E synchronization
Cluster status dashboard widget
FortiGate 7000E dashboard widgets
Multi VDOM mode
Setting up management connections
FortiGate 7000E 7.2.8 incompatibilities and limitations
Managing individual FortiGate 7000E FIMs and FPMs
Special management port numbers
HA mode special management port numbers
Managing individual FIMs and FPMs from the CLI
Connecting to individual FIM and FPM CLIs of the secondary FortiGate 7000E in an HA configuration
Load balancing and flow rules
Setting the load balancing method
Determining the primary FPM
Flow rules for sessions that cannot be load balanced
Default flow rules for traffic that cannot be load balanced
GTP load balancing
Enabling GTP load balancing
GTP with dynamic source port allocation
GTP load balancing and fabric channel usage
Optimizing FortiOS Carrier NPU GTP performance
PFCP load balancing
ICMP load balancing
Load balancing TCP, UDP, and ICMP sessions with fragmented packets
Adding flow rules to support DHCP relay
Flow rules to support multihop BFD (MBFD)
Flow rules to support IP multicast
Controlling SNAT port partitioning behavior
Showing how the DP2 processor will load balance a session
Maximum number of flow rules limited by hardware
SSL VPN load balancing
Setting up SSL VPN using flow rules
IPsec VPN load balancing
Configuring IPsec VPN load balancing
SD-WAN with multiple IPsec VPN tunnels
Example FortiGate 7000E IPsec VPN VRF configuration
Troubleshooting
FortiGate 7000E high availability
Introduction to FortiGate 7000E FGCP HA
Before you begin configuring HA
Connect the M1 and M2 interfaces for HA heartbeat communication
Default HA heartbeat VLAN triple-tagging
HA heartbeat VLAN double-tagging
Basic FortiGate 7000E HA configuration
Confirming that the FortiGate 7000E HA cluster is synchronized
Viewing more details about HA cluster synchronization
Primary FortiGate 7000E selection with override disabled (default)
Primary FortiGate 7000E selection with override enabled
Failover protection
Device failure
FIM failure
Link failure
FPM failure
Session failover
Primary FortiGate 7000E recovery
Setting up HA management connections
HA reserved management interfaces
HA in-band management for management interfaces
Virtual clustering
Limitations of FortiGate 7000E virtual clustering
Virtual clustering VLAN/VDOM limitation
Configuring virtual clustering
HA cluster firmware upgrades
Distributed clustering
Modifying heartbeat timing
Changing how long routes stay in a cluster unit routing table
Session failover (session-pickup)
FortiGate 7000E FGSP
FortiGate 7000E FortiOS Carrier GTP with FGSP support
FGSP session synchronization options
Using data interfaces for FGSP session synchronization
Synchronizing sessions between FortiGate 7000E FGCP clusters
Example FortiGate 7000E FGSP session synchronization with a data interface LAG
Example FortiGate 7000E FGSP configuration using 1-M1 interfaces
Standalone configuration synchronization
FortiGate 7000E VRRP HA
Operating a FortiGate 7000E
FortiLink support
ECMP support
VDOM-based session tables
IPv4 and IPv6 ECMP load balancing
Enabling auxiliary session support
ICAP support
SSL mirroring support
VXLAN support
FortiGate 7000E IPsec load balancing EMAC VLAN interface limitation
Global option for proxy-based certificate queries
Using data interfaces for management traffic
Setting the MTU for a data interface
More management connections than expected for one device
More ARP queries than expected for one device - potential issue on large WiFi networks
VLAN ID 1 is reserved
Connecting to module CLIs using the System Management Module
Remote logging for individual FPMs
Some VDOM exception options not supported in HA mode
Configuring individual FPMs to send logs to different FortiAnalyzers
Configuring VDOMs on individual FPMs to send logs to different FortiAnalyzers
Configuring individual FPMs to send logs to different syslog servers
Configuring VDOMs on individual FPMs to send logs to different syslog servers
Firmware upgrade basics
Verifying that a firmware upgrade is successful
Installing firmware on individual FIMs or FPMs
Upgrading the firmware on an individual FIM
Upgrading the firmware on an individual FPM
Installing FIM firmware from the BIOS after a reboot
Installing FPM firmware from the BIOS after a reboot
Synchronizing FIMs and FPMs after upgrading the primary FIM firmware from the BIOS
Replacing a failed FPM or FIM
Resolving FIM or FPM boot device I/O errors
Formatting an FIM boot device and installing new firmware
Formatting an FPM boot device and installing new firmware
Failover in a standalone FortiGate 7000E
Adjusting global DP2 timers
Resetting to factory defaults
Restarting the FortiGate 7000E
Packet sniffing for FIM and FPM packets
Packet sniffing on integrated switch fabric (ISF) interfaces
Diagnose debug flow trace for FPM and FIM activity
FortiGate 7000E config CLI commands
FortiGate 7000E execute CLI commands
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FortiGate-7000E Administration Guide
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Table of Contents
What's New
What's new for FortiGate 7000E 7.2.8
What's new for FortiGate 7000E 7.2.7
What's new for FortiGate 7000E 7.2.6
What's new for FortiGate 7000E 7.2.5
FortiGate 7000E overview
FortiGate 7060E
FortiGate 7040E
FortiGate 7030E
FIM-7901E interface module
FIM-7904E interface module
FIM-7910E interface module
FIM-7920E interface module
FPM-7620E processing module
FPM-7630E processing module
Getting started with FortiGate 7000E
Confirming startup status
FortiGate 7000E and the Security Fabric
FortiGate 7000E and FortiOS Carrier
Configuration synchronization
Confirming that the FortiGate 7000E is synchronized
Viewing more details about FortiGate 7000E synchronization
Cluster status dashboard widget
FortiGate 7000E dashboard widgets
Multi VDOM mode
Setting up management connections
FortiGate 7000E 7.2.8 incompatibilities and limitations
Managing individual FortiGate 7000E FIMs and FPMs
Special management port numbers
HA mode special management port numbers
Managing individual FIMs and FPMs from the CLI
Connecting to individual FIM and FPM CLIs of the secondary FortiGate 7000E in an HA configuration
Load balancing and flow rules
Setting the load balancing method
Determining the primary FPM
Flow rules for sessions that cannot be load balanced
Default flow rules for traffic that cannot be load balanced
GTP load balancing
Enabling GTP load balancing
GTP with dynamic source port allocation
GTP load balancing and fabric channel usage
Optimizing FortiOS Carrier NPU GTP performance
PFCP load balancing
ICMP load balancing
Load balancing TCP, UDP, and ICMP sessions with fragmented packets
Adding flow rules to support DHCP relay
Flow rules to support multihop BFD (MBFD)
Flow rules to support IP multicast
Controlling SNAT port partitioning behavior
Showing how the DP2 processor will load balance a session
Maximum number of flow rules limited by hardware
SSL VPN load balancing
Setting up SSL VPN using flow rules
IPsec VPN load balancing
Configuring IPsec VPN load balancing
SD-WAN with multiple IPsec VPN tunnels
Example FortiGate 7000E IPsec VPN VRF configuration
Troubleshooting
FortiGate 7000E high availability
Introduction to FortiGate 7000E FGCP HA
Before you begin configuring HA
Connect the M1 and M2 interfaces for HA heartbeat communication
Default HA heartbeat VLAN triple-tagging
HA heartbeat VLAN double-tagging
Basic FortiGate 7000E HA configuration
Confirming that the FortiGate 7000E HA cluster is synchronized
Viewing more details about HA cluster synchronization
Primary FortiGate 7000E selection with override disabled (default)
Primary FortiGate 7000E selection with override enabled
Failover protection
Device failure
FIM failure
Link failure
FPM failure
Session failover
Primary FortiGate 7000E recovery
Setting up HA management connections
HA reserved management interfaces
HA in-band management for management interfaces
Virtual clustering
Limitations of FortiGate 7000E virtual clustering
Virtual clustering VLAN/VDOM limitation
Configuring virtual clustering
HA cluster firmware upgrades
Distributed clustering
Modifying heartbeat timing
Changing how long routes stay in a cluster unit routing table
Session failover (session-pickup)
FortiGate 7000E FGSP
FortiGate 7000E FortiOS Carrier GTP with FGSP support
FGSP session synchronization options
Using data interfaces for FGSP session synchronization
Synchronizing sessions between FortiGate 7000E FGCP clusters
Example FortiGate 7000E FGSP session synchronization with a data interface LAG
Example FortiGate 7000E FGSP configuration using 1-M1 interfaces
Standalone configuration synchronization
FortiGate 7000E VRRP HA
Operating a FortiGate 7000E
FortiLink support
ECMP support
VDOM-based session tables
IPv4 and IPv6 ECMP load balancing
Enabling auxiliary session support
ICAP support
SSL mirroring support
VXLAN support
FortiGate 7000E IPsec load balancing EMAC VLAN interface limitation
Global option for proxy-based certificate queries
Using data interfaces for management traffic
Setting the MTU for a data interface
More management connections than expected for one device
More ARP queries than expected for one device - potential issue on large WiFi networks
VLAN ID 1 is reserved
Connecting to module CLIs using the System Management Module
Remote logging for individual FPMs
Some VDOM exception options not supported in HA mode
Configuring individual FPMs to send logs to different FortiAnalyzers
Configuring VDOMs on individual FPMs to send logs to different FortiAnalyzers
Configuring individual FPMs to send logs to different syslog servers
Configuring VDOMs on individual FPMs to send logs to different syslog servers
Firmware upgrade basics
Verifying that a firmware upgrade is successful
Installing firmware on individual FIMs or FPMs
Upgrading the firmware on an individual FIM
Upgrading the firmware on an individual FPM
Installing FIM firmware from the BIOS after a reboot
Installing FPM firmware from the BIOS after a reboot
Synchronizing FIMs and FPMs after upgrading the primary FIM firmware from the BIOS
Replacing a failed FPM or FIM
Resolving FIM or FPM boot device I/O errors
Formatting an FIM boot device and installing new firmware
Formatting an FPM boot device and installing new firmware
Failover in a standalone FortiGate 7000E
Adjusting global DP2 timers
Resetting to factory defaults
Restarting the FortiGate 7000E
Packet sniffing for FIM and FPM packets
Packet sniffing on integrated switch fabric (ISF) interfaces
Diagnose debug flow trace for FPM and FIM activity
FortiGate 7000E config CLI commands
FortiGate 7000E execute CLI commands
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