Special Notices

This section highlights some of the operational changes that administrators should be aware of in 8.0.0.

• FortiSwitch-VLAN with per-device mapping enabled

• FortiCare Elite or FortiCare Premium required to download FortiGuard objects

• FortiManager instances deployed on the Azure platform

• Script creation API endpoint has changed starting in FortiManager 7.6.5

• The FortiManager XML API is no longer supported

• New Admin Profile permissions added in 7.6.4

• Upgrading FortiGate devices on FOS 7.6.1 and 7.6.2 from FortiManager

• Default password policy for local users

• MEAs removed in FortiManager 7.6.4

• New CLI option for managing FortiGate HA clusters

• SSL VPN tunnel mode no longer supported in FortiOS 7.6.3

• Adding VM devices to FortiManager

• The system interface speed is read-only in FortiManager

• HA synchronization of FortiGuard package management receive status

• The names of policies derived from policy blocks no longer automatically include the policy block name

• FortiManager support for updated FortiOS private data encryption key

• Shell access has been removed

• Enable fcp-cfg-service for Backup Mode ADOMs

• System Templates include new fields

• Custom certificate name verification for FortiGate connection

• Additional configuration required for SSO users

• When using VPN Manager, IPSEC VPN CA certificates must be re-issued to all devices after upgrade

• FortiGuard web filtering category v10 update

• Configuration backup requires a password

• FortiManager-400E support

• Serial console has changed for FortiManager deployments on Xen

• OpenXen in PV mode is not supported in FortiManager 7.4.1

• Option to enable permission check when copying policies

• View Mode is disabled in policies when policy blocks are used

• Reconfiguring Virtual Wire Pairs (VWP)

• Hyper-V FortiManager-VM running on an AMD CPU