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Limitations of FortiManager Cloud

Limitations of FortiManager Cloud

This section lists the features currently unavailable in FortiManager Cloud.

Feature

Feature available?

Details of limitations and unsupported features

Dashboard

Yes

  • System Resources, Unit Operation, Alert Message Console, and FortiGuard License Status widgets are unavailable.
  • The Service Information widget replaces the License Information widget.
Device Manager

Yes

  • Add Device:
    • Cannot discover a new device, but can add a model device.
  • Add FortiAnalyzer: Cannot add a managed FortiAnalyzer device.
  • Devices & Groups: The IP Address of managed devices displayed in the Device Manager is the NATed IP address from the cloud infrastructure, not the real connecting IP address.
  • Remote access to managed FortiGate: Remote FortiGate GUI access is not supported by FortiManager Cloud. Remote access to FortiGate using SSH is supported.
Policy & Objects

Yes

  • Because Fortinet cannot host LDAP servers for customers, FortiManager Cloud can only connect to a remote LDAP server on the Internet. You can use NAT with a VIP.
AP Manager

Yes

VPN Manager

Yes

Fabric View

Yes

FortiGuard

Not applicable

  • FortiManager Cloud does not provide the FortiGuard update service because managed devices can update directly from FortiGuard Cloud.

FortiSwitch Manager

Yes

System Settings

Yes

  • License Information: Available with FortiManager Cloud entitlement information only.
  • Administrator: The FortiCloud user ID is the administrator's user name. Additional administrators cannot be added directly from FortiManager Cloud.
  • Trusted Hosts: Not supported.
  • Create Clone: Create Clone option is unavailable.
  • Profile: Available for configuring profiles for Cloud IAM users with custom permissions to FortiManager Cloud.
  • ADOM:
    • ADOMs cannot be created.
    • Advanced ADOM mode is not supported.
  • Enabling FortiAnalyzer: FortiAnalyzer Features cannot be enabled from FortiManager Cloud.
  • Unit Operation: Unit Operation is unavailable.
  • Remote Authentication Server: Remote Authentication Server is unavailable.
  • SAML SSO: SAML SSO unavailable.
  • HA: HA unavailable.
  • SNMP monitoring tool is not supported.
  • Pre-login banners are not supported.
Note

The FortiManager Cloud portal does not support IAM user groups.

Limitations of FortiManager Cloud

Limitations of FortiManager Cloud

This section lists the features currently unavailable in FortiManager Cloud.

Feature

Feature available?

Details of limitations and unsupported features

Dashboard

Yes

  • System Resources, Unit Operation, Alert Message Console, and FortiGuard License Status widgets are unavailable.
  • The Service Information widget replaces the License Information widget.
Device Manager

Yes

  • Add Device:
    • Cannot discover a new device, but can add a model device.
  • Add FortiAnalyzer: Cannot add a managed FortiAnalyzer device.
  • Devices & Groups: The IP Address of managed devices displayed in the Device Manager is the NATed IP address from the cloud infrastructure, not the real connecting IP address.
  • Remote access to managed FortiGate: Remote FortiGate GUI access is not supported by FortiManager Cloud. Remote access to FortiGate using SSH is supported.
Policy & Objects

Yes

  • Because Fortinet cannot host LDAP servers for customers, FortiManager Cloud can only connect to a remote LDAP server on the Internet. You can use NAT with a VIP.
AP Manager

Yes

VPN Manager

Yes

Fabric View

Yes

FortiGuard

Not applicable

  • FortiManager Cloud does not provide the FortiGuard update service because managed devices can update directly from FortiGuard Cloud.

FortiSwitch Manager

Yes

System Settings

Yes

  • License Information: Available with FortiManager Cloud entitlement information only.
  • Administrator: The FortiCloud user ID is the administrator's user name. Additional administrators cannot be added directly from FortiManager Cloud.
  • Trusted Hosts: Not supported.
  • Create Clone: Create Clone option is unavailable.
  • Profile: Available for configuring profiles for Cloud IAM users with custom permissions to FortiManager Cloud.
  • ADOM:
    • ADOMs cannot be created.
    • Advanced ADOM mode is not supported.
  • Enabling FortiAnalyzer: FortiAnalyzer Features cannot be enabled from FortiManager Cloud.
  • Unit Operation: Unit Operation is unavailable.
  • Remote Authentication Server: Remote Authentication Server is unavailable.
  • SAML SSO: SAML SSO unavailable.
  • HA: HA unavailable.
  • SNMP monitoring tool is not supported.
  • Pre-login banners are not supported.
Note

The FortiManager Cloud portal does not support IAM user groups.