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Upgrade Requirements

Upgrade Requirements

Ticket #

Description

Upgrade Path Requirements

Systems on version 9.1.6 must upgrade to either:

  • Higher version of 9.1 (e.g. 9.1.7)

  • 9.2.4 or higher

Systems on versions 8.2 or lower must upgrade to 8.3 before upgrading to 8.4 or higher.

834826

As of FortiNAC versions 9.4.2 & vF7.x, Persistent Agent communication using UDP 4567 is no longer supported.

It is recommended the following be checked prior to upgrade to avoid agent communication disruptions:

  • SSL certificates are installed for the Persistent Agent target

  • Persistent Agents are running a minimum version of 5.3

For additional details see KB article 251359.

https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiNAC/Technical-Note-Agent-communication-using-UDP-4567-no-longer/ta-p/251359

885056 All devices managed by FortiNAC must have a unique IP address. This includes FortiSwitches in Link Mode: Managed FortiSwitch interface IP addresses must be unique. Otherwise, they will not be properly managed by FortiNAC and inconsistencies may occur. This is also noted in the FortiSwitch Integration reference manual.

Upgrade Requirements

Ticket #

Description

Upgrade Path Requirements

Systems on version 9.1.6 must upgrade to either:

  • Higher version of 9.1 (e.g. 9.1.7)

  • 9.2.4 or higher

Systems on versions 8.2 or lower must upgrade to 8.3 before upgrading to 8.4 or higher.

834826

As of FortiNAC versions 9.4.2 & vF7.x, Persistent Agent communication using UDP 4567 is no longer supported.

It is recommended the following be checked prior to upgrade to avoid agent communication disruptions:

  • SSL certificates are installed for the Persistent Agent target

  • Persistent Agents are running a minimum version of 5.3

For additional details see KB article 251359.

https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiNAC/Technical-Note-Agent-communication-using-UDP-4567-no-longer/ta-p/251359

885056 All devices managed by FortiNAC must have a unique IP address. This includes FortiSwitches in Link Mode: Managed FortiSwitch interface IP addresses must be unique. Otherwise, they will not be properly managed by FortiNAC and inconsistencies may occur. This is also noted in the FortiSwitch Integration reference manual.