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    • Administration Guide

    Home FortiManager 6.4.6 Administration Guide
    6.4.6
    7.6.1
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    Managing FortiSwitches

    Managing FortiSwitches

    FortiSwitch devices can be managed from the content pane below the quick status bar on the FortiSwitch Manager > Managed Switches pane.

    The following options are available from the toolbar and right-click menu:

    Edit

    Edit the selected FortiSwitch.

    Delete

    Delete the switch or switches.

    Ports Configuration

    Available when per-device management is enabled for FortiSwitch Manager.

    Configure ports for the selected FortiSwitch. See Configuring a port on a single FortiSwitch.

    Assign Template

    Available when central management is enabled for FortiSwitch Manager.

    Assign a template to the switch. Only applicable templates will be listed. See Assigning templates to FortiSwitch devices.

    Upgrade

    Upgrade the switch. The FortiSwitch must already be authorized.

    This option is also available in the toolbar by selecting More.

    Before upgrading FortiSwitch, you can optionally go to FortiGuard > Firmware Images > Product: FortiSwitch, and click the download icon to manually download the firmware images.

    Authorize

    Authorize a switch. See Authorizing and deauthorizing FortiSwitch devices.

    This option is also available in the toolbar by selecting More.

    Deauthorize

    Deauthorize a switch. See Authorizing and deauthorizing FortiSwitch devices.

    This option is also available in the toolbar by selecting More.

    Restart

    Restart the switch.

    This option is also available in the toolbar by selecting More.

    Connect to CLI

    Connect to FortiSwitch device's CLI, if available.

    This option is also available in the toolbar by selecting More.

    Cable Test

    Trigger a FortiSwitch cable test. See Run cable test on FortiSwitch ports from FortiManager.

    This option is only available on ADOM 6.4 and later.

    FortiSwitch cable test can also be accessed by selecting More in the toolbar.

    Refresh

    Refresh the switch list.

    This option is also available in the toolbar by selecting More.

    Column Settings

    Click to select which columns to display or select Reset to Default to display the default columns.

    This option is only available in the toolbar.

    Search

    Enter a search string into the search field to search the switch list.

    This option is only available in the toolbar.

    The following information is available in the content pane:

    FortiSwitch Name

    The name assigned to the switch.

    Serial Number

    The serial number of the switch.

    Platform

    The FortiSwitch model.

    FortiGate

    The FortiGate that the FortiSwitch is connected to.

    Connected Via

    The IP address of the switch.

    OS Version

    The OS version on the switch.

    Template

    The FortiSwitch template assigned to the device, if any.

    Join Time

    The date and time that the switch joined.

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    Managing FortiSwitches

    Managing FortiSwitches

    FortiSwitch devices can be managed from the content pane below the quick status bar on the FortiSwitch Manager > Managed Switches pane.

    The following options are available from the toolbar and right-click menu:

    Edit

    Edit the selected FortiSwitch.

    Delete

    Delete the switch or switches.

    Ports Configuration

    Available when per-device management is enabled for FortiSwitch Manager.

    Configure ports for the selected FortiSwitch. See Configuring a port on a single FortiSwitch.

    Assign Template

    Available when central management is enabled for FortiSwitch Manager.

    Assign a template to the switch. Only applicable templates will be listed. See Assigning templates to FortiSwitch devices.

    Upgrade

    Upgrade the switch. The FortiSwitch must already be authorized.

    This option is also available in the toolbar by selecting More.

    Before upgrading FortiSwitch, you can optionally go to FortiGuard > Firmware Images > Product: FortiSwitch, and click the download icon to manually download the firmware images.

    Authorize

    Authorize a switch. See Authorizing and deauthorizing FortiSwitch devices.

    This option is also available in the toolbar by selecting More.

    Deauthorize

    Deauthorize a switch. See Authorizing and deauthorizing FortiSwitch devices.

    This option is also available in the toolbar by selecting More.

    Restart

    Restart the switch.

    This option is also available in the toolbar by selecting More.

    Connect to CLI

    Connect to FortiSwitch device's CLI, if available.

    This option is also available in the toolbar by selecting More.

    Cable Test

    Trigger a FortiSwitch cable test. See Run cable test on FortiSwitch ports from FortiManager.

    This option is only available on ADOM 6.4 and later.

    FortiSwitch cable test can also be accessed by selecting More in the toolbar.

    Refresh

    Refresh the switch list.

    This option is also available in the toolbar by selecting More.

    Column Settings

    Click to select which columns to display or select Reset to Default to display the default columns.

    This option is only available in the toolbar.

    Search

    Enter a search string into the search field to search the switch list.

    This option is only available in the toolbar.

    The following information is available in the content pane:

    FortiSwitch Name

    The name assigned to the switch.

    Serial Number

    The serial number of the switch.

    Platform

    The FortiSwitch model.

    FortiGate

    The FortiGate that the FortiSwitch is connected to.

    Connected Via

    The IP address of the switch.

    OS Version

    The OS version on the switch.

    Template

    The FortiSwitch template assigned to the device, if any.

    Join Time

    The date and time that the switch joined.

    Comments

    User entered comments.
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