Upgrade Information

You can upgrade FortiPortal 5.3.5 or later directly to 6.0.13.

To upgrade from earlier versions of FortiPortal to 5.3.3, see Upgrade paths.

The minimum supported version for TLS in FortiPortal 6.0.13 is TLSv1.2.

FortiPortal does not support database downgrade. Before upgrading FortiPortal, take a snapshot of the portal database server and back up the portal database. If the upgrade fails, you can restore the portal database from the backup. For FortiPortal 6.0.0 and later, you must ensure you are running FortiPortal in Analyzer mode. Collector mode is not supported in FortiPortal 6.0.0 and later. In addition, FortiPortal 6.0.0 and later requires a license.

How you upgrade from FortiPortal 5.3.3 to 6.0.13, depends on whether you are using Collector mode.

If you are using FortiPortal 5.3.3 in FortiAnalyzer mode, use the following upgrade process:

1. Back up FortiPortal 5.3.3. See Performing a backup.
2. Upgrade FortiPortal. See Upgrading the portal.
3. Apply the license. See Uploading licenses.
4. If required, update any custom CSS files. See Updating custom CSS files after upgrade.

If you are using FortiPortal 5.3.3 in Collector mode, use the following upgrade process:

1. Back up FortiPortal 5.3.3. See Performing a backup.
2. Migrate from Collector mode to FortiAnalyzer mode. See Migrating to FortiAnalyzer mode.
3. Upgrade FortiPortal. See Upgrading the portal.
4. Apply the license. See Uploading licenses.
5. If required, update any custom CSS files. See Updating custom CSS files after upgrade.

After upgrading to FortiPortal 6.0.13, you will need to poll FortiManager again.

When upgrading from FortiPortal 5.3.6 or later, see Back up database entries when upgrading from FortiPortal 5.3.6 or later and Restore database entries when upgrading from FortiPortal 5.3.6 or later.