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New and improved FortiSwitch Topology View 6.4.2

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New and improved FortiSwitch Topology View 6.4.2

You can now see topology view similar to FortiOS for selected devices. This gives you the visibility of the managed FortiSwitch status, connection topology, and MC-LAG status among others.

To view the FortiSwitch topology:
  1. Go to FortiSwitch Manager > Monitor.
  2. In the tree menu, select the FortiGate.

    The FortiSwitch connection topology is displayed.

To view the FortiSwitch topology information:
  1. Hover over the connection between fortilink interface and the FortiSwitch to see the connection member information.

  2. Hover over the connection between FortiSwitches, the connection member information is displayed.

  3. Hover over the MC-LAG ICL connection to see the related information.

  4. Hover over the STP discarding connection.

    The connection information is available.

  5. Hover over the FortiSwitch port or fortilink interface to see the port information.

  6. If the connection is unavailable, the link is disconnected.

  7. Hover over the FortiGate or FortiSwitch to see the related device information.

  8. Choose a different VDOM in FortiGate, only the FortiSwitches in the selected VDOMs are displayed.

New and improved FortiSwitch Topology View 6.4.2

You can now see topology view similar to FortiOS for selected devices. This gives you the visibility of the managed FortiSwitch status, connection topology, and MC-LAG status among others.

To view the FortiSwitch topology:
  1. Go to FortiSwitch Manager > Monitor.
  2. In the tree menu, select the FortiGate.

    The FortiSwitch connection topology is displayed.

To view the FortiSwitch topology information:
  1. Hover over the connection between fortilink interface and the FortiSwitch to see the connection member information.

  2. Hover over the connection between FortiSwitches, the connection member information is displayed.

  3. Hover over the MC-LAG ICL connection to see the related information.

  4. Hover over the STP discarding connection.

    The connection information is available.

  5. Hover over the FortiSwitch port or fortilink interface to see the port information.

  6. If the connection is unavailable, the link is disconnected.

  7. Hover over the FortiGate or FortiSwitch to see the related device information.

  8. Choose a different VDOM in FortiGate, only the FortiSwitches in the selected VDOMs are displayed.