Configuring local survivability
FortiVoice local survivability solution is designed to provide branch resiliency for centralized deployments with multi-sites. The FortiVoice unit at the central office sends the configuration files to the FortiVoice units and extensions at the branch offices. The central office handles all inbound calls thereby consolidating the number of lines required for an organization.
With this solution, you have one place to look for the routing rules, logs, call records, and call recordings. You can see the whole setup, make changes, or modify records. If an extension is added, it is operational immediately. Any users at any location will be able to call that new extension right away without waiting for configurations to sync up, or new policies required to be set at each location.
If the communication between the FortiVoice unit at the central office and the FortiVoice units and extensions at the branch offices is down, the FortiVoice units at the branch offices (survivability branches) will kick in to provide access to lines until the communication is restored between the central unit and the extensions.
A survivability branch is a local FortiVoice unit containing local extensions that is part of a centralized deployment.
FortiVoice models 300E and up and FortiVoice VM models 500 and up provide central management.
FVE-20E2, FVE-20E4, FVE-50E6, FVE-100E, FVE-200F8, and FVE-500F can serve as local survivability (survivability branch) models.
FVE models and supported number of survivability branches
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FVE Model |
Number of survivability branches supported |
|---|---|
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300E |
10 |
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VM500 |
15 |
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500E & 500F |
15 |
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1000E & VM1000 |
20 |
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200D |
20 |
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2000E, 2000F & VM2000 |
40 |
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3000E & VM3000 |
40 |
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5000F & VM5000 |
100 |
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VM10000 |
100 |
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VM50000 |
200 |
For information on survivability branch deployment, see FortiVoice Local Survivable Gateway Deployment Guide.
To view the list of added survivability branches, go to Managed System > Survivability > Survivability Branch.
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GUI field |
Description |
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Apply configuration |
Select a branch FortiVoice unit from the list and click this option to apply the FortiVoice configuration file to this branch unit and reboot the unit immediately. |
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View configuration |
Select a branch FortiVoice unit from the list and click this option to display the configuration file applied to this unit. |
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Fetch Device Info |
Select a branch FortiVoice unit from the list and click this option to retrieve its information. |
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Upgrade |
Select a branch FortiVoice unit and select this option to upgrade it now or later. |