Dashboard
Go to System > Dashboard to see your FortiSwitch operational status and data for the last day and last week of the switchʼs CPU usage, RAM usage, temperature, bandwidth, and losses. The operation status reports on the following:
- Port information
Hover your cursor over the port to see the link status, port speed, maximum transmission unit (MTU), number of packets sent, and number of packets received.
- Status of power supply units (PSUs)
NOTE: The PSU status is shown only on FortiSwitch models with redundant PSUs.
- FortiLink status
The FortiLink widget shows whether the FortiSwitch unit is managed by a FortiGate device.
- FortiLAN Cloud status
Click FortiLAN Cloud to go to the System > FortiLAN Cloud page
- How long the switch has been running (uptime)
- Time of last backups
Click Last Backup to go to the System > Config > Revisions page.
- Current CPU usage
- Current RAM usage
- Current temperature for FortiSwitch models that have temperature sensors
- Current power over Ethernet (PoE) usage (on FortiSwitch PoE models)
FortiLAN Cloud
Click FortiLAN Cloud to go to the System > FortiLAN Cloud page.
Select the Enable checkbox and then expand Advanced Settings to configure your FortiSwitch unit to be managed by FortiLAN Cloud.
To switch to FortiLAN Cloud management:
- On the FortiLAN Cloud page, select the Enable checkbox and then expand Advanced Settings.
- Enter the domain name for FortiLAN Cloud.
- Enter the port number used to connect to FortiLAN Cloud.
- Enter the time in seconds allowed for domain name system (DNS) resolution.
- Click Update to save your changes.
CPU usage
The CPU Usage graphs show how much of the CPU is used by the FortiSwitch unit over a day and over a week. Hover your cursor over the graph to display the data for a specific day and time.
RAM usage
The RAM Usage graphs show how much of the RAM is used by the FortiSwitch unit over a day and over a week. Hover your cursor over the graph to display the data for a specific day and time.
Temperature
The Temperature graphs show the printed circuit board (PCB) temperature over a day and over a week. Hover your cursor over the graph to display the data for a specific day and time.
Bandwidth
The Bandwidth graphs show the inbound and outbound bandwidth for the entire FortiSwitch unit over a day and over a week. Hover your cursor over the graph to display the data for a specific day and time.
Losses
The Losses graphs show the inbound errors, outbound errors, inbound drops, and outbound drops for the entire FortiSwitch unit over a day and over a week. Hover your cursor over the graph to display the data for a specific day and time.
