Introduction
FortiSwitch Manager (FSWM) is the on-premise management platform for the FortiSwitch product. FortiSwitch units connect to FSWM over the layer-3 network. You can configure a large number of FortiSwitch units with this FortiSwitch-management-only platform. FortiSwitch Manager provides a user experience consistent with the FortiLink Switch Controller.
This document provides the following information for FortiSwitch Manager 7.2.4 build 0129.
Supported models
FortiSwitch Manager 7.2.4 supports the following models:
| FortiSwitch 1xx | FS-108E, FS-108E-POE, FS-108E-FPOE, FS-108F, FS-108F-POE, FS-108F-FPOE, FS-124E, FS-124E-POE, FS-124E-FPOE, FS-124F, FS-124F-POE, FS-124F-FPOE, FS-148E, FS-148E-POE, FS-148F, FS-148F-POE, FS-148F-FPOE |
| FortiSwitch 2xx | FS-224D-FPOE, FS-224E, FS-224E-POE, FS-248D, FS-248E-POE, FS-248E-FPOE |
| FortiSwitch 4xx | FS-424E, FS-424E-POE, FS-424E-FPOE, FS-424E-Fiber, FS-M426E-FPOE, FS-448E, FS-448E-POE, FS-448E-FPOE |
| FortiSwitch 5xx | FS-524D, FS-524D-FPOE, FS-548D, FS-548D-FPOE |
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FortiSwitch 6xx |
FS-624F, FS-624F-FPOE, FS-648F, FS-648F-FPOE |
| FortiSwitch 1xxx | FS-1024D, FS-1024E, FS-1048E, FS-T1024E |
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FortiSwitch 2xxx |
FS-2048F |
| FortiSwitch 3xxx | FS-3032E |
| FortiSwitch Rugged | FSR-112D-POE, FSR-124D, FSR-424F-POE |
Refer to the FortiSwitch feature matrix for details about the features supported by each FortiSwitch model.
Compatibility
FortiSwitch Manager 7.2.4 is compatible with FortiSwitchOS 6.4.6 build 0470 or later.
Web browser support
| Web browser |
Other web browsers might function correctly but are not supported by Fortinet. |
Virtualization environment support
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Hypervisor |
Recommended versions |
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Citrix Hypervisor |
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| Linux KVM |
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| Microsoft Windows Server |
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| Windows Hyper-V Server |
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Open source XenServer |
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VMware ESX |
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VMware ESXi |
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System requirements
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Number of managed FortiSwitch units |
vCPU |
Memory (GB) |
Hard disk |
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1-10 |
8 (minimum 4) |
8 (minimum 4) |
1 TB (minimum 32 GB) |
| 10-100 |
16 (minimum 8) |
16 (minimum 8) |
1 TB (minimum 32 GB) |
| 100-1,000 |
32 |
32 (minimum 16) |
1 TB (minimum 32 GB) |
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1,000-2,500 |
32 |
32 (minimum 16) |
1 TB (minimum 32 GB) |
Supported Switch Controller features
| Switch Controller Features | FortiSwitch Models |
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Centralized VLAN Configuration |
D-series, E-series, F-series |
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Switch POE Control |
D-series, E-series |
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Link Aggregation Configuration |
D-series, E-series, F-series |
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Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) |
D-series, E-series, F-series |
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LLDP/MED |
D-series, E-series, F-series |
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IGMP Snooping |
D-series, E-series, F-series |
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802.1X Authentication (Port-based, MAC-based, MAB) |
D-series, E-series, F-series |
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Syslog Collection |
D-series, E-series, F-series |
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DHCP Snooping |
D-series, E-series, F-series |
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LAG support |
D-series, E-series, F-series |
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sFlow |
Not supported on FS-1xxE Series |
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Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI) |
D-series, E-series, F-series |
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Port Mirroring |
D-series, E-series |
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RADIUS Accounting |
D-series, E-series, F-series |
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Centralized Configuration |
D-series, E-series, F-series |
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STP BDPU Guard, Root Guard, Edge Port |
D-series, E-series, F-series |
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Loop Guard |
D-series, E-series, F-series |
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Switch admin Password |
D-series, E-series |
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Storm Control |
D-series, E-series, F-series |
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802.1X-Authenticated Dynamic VLAN Assignment |
D-series, E-series, F-series |
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QoS |
Not supported on FSR-112D-POE |
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Centralized Firmware Management |
D-series, E-series, F-series |
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Automatic network detection and configuration |
D-series, E-series |
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Dynamic VLAN assignment by group name |
D-series, E-series |
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Sticky MAC addresses |
D-series, E-series, F-series |
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NetFlow and IPFIX flow tracking and export |
D-series, E-series |
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MSTP instances |
D-series, E-series, F-series |
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QoS statistics |
D-series, E-series |
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Configuring SNMP |
D-series, E-series, F-series |
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IPv4 source guard |
FSR-124D, FS-224D-FPOE, FS-248D, FS-424D-POE, FS-424D-FPOE, FS-448D-POE, FS-448D-FPOE, FS-424D, FS-448D, FS-2xxE, and FS-4xxE |
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Point-to-point layer-2 network supported |
D-series, E-series, F-series |
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Dynamic detection of LLDP neighbor devices |
D-series, E-series |
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Explicit congestion notification (ECN) |
FS-1024D, FS-1048D, FS-1048E, FS-3032D, FS-3032E, FS-4xxE, and FS-5xxD |
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Aggregation mode selection for trunk members |
D-series, E-series |
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Multiple attribute values sent in a RADIUS Access-Request |
D-series, E-series |
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PTP transparent-clock mode |
FS-1048E, FS-224D, FS-224E, FS-3032D, FS-3032E, FS-424D, FS-4xxE, and FS-5xxD |
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Rapid PVST interoperation |
D-series, E-series, F-series |
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Flash port LEDs |
D-series, E-series |
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Cable diagnostics |
Not supported on FSR-112D-POE, FS-1024D, FS-1048D, FS-1048E, FS-3032D, or FS-3032E |
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Flow control |
D-series, E-series, F-series |
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Ingress pause metering |
200 series, 400D and 400E series, 500 series, FS-1024D, FS-1048D, FS-1048E, and FS-3032D |
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RVI |
448E, 448E-FPOE, 448E-POE, 424E-Fiber, 500 series, 1024D, 1024E,1048E, T1024E, 3032E |
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Static routing (IPv4/IPv6) |
D-series, E-series, F-series (except FSR-112DPOE) |
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VRF (IPv4/IPv6) |
500 series, 1024D, 1024E,1048E, T1024E, 3032E |
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Automation stitches |
D-series, E-series, F-series |
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Templates for managed-switch configurations |
D-series, E-series, F-series |
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DHCP-snooping static entries (IPv4) |
D-series, E-series, F-series |
NOTE: The following features are not supported:
- High availability (HA)
- FortiLink layer-2 mode
- UTM/security services (These are not needed because FortiSwitch Manager is not in the data path.)
- Network access control (NAC)
- Hardware switch
- Remote SPAN (RSPAN)
- Quarantines
- Integration with FortiAnalyzer
- VDOMs