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config system virtual-switch

config system virtual-switch

Note

This command is available for model(s): FortiGate 1000F, FortiGate 1001F, FortiGate 100F, FortiGate 101F, FortiGate 1100E, FortiGate 1101E, FortiGate 120G, FortiGate 121G, FortiGate 1800F, FortiGate 1801F, FortiGate 200F, FortiGate 201F, FortiGate 2600F, FortiGate 2601F, FortiGate 3000F, FortiGate 3001F, FortiGate 300E, FortiGate 301E, FortiGate 3200F, FortiGate 3201F, FortiGate 3500F, FortiGate 3501F, FortiGate 3700F, FortiGate 3701F, FortiGate 400E Bypass, FortiGate 400E, FortiGate 400F, FortiGate 401E, FortiGate 401F, FortiGate 40F 3G4G, FortiGate 40F, FortiGate 4200F, FortiGate 4201F, FortiGate 4400F, FortiGate 4401F, FortiGate 600F, FortiGate 601F, FortiGate 60F, FortiGate 61F, FortiGate 70F, FortiGate 71F, FortiGate 80F Bypass, FortiGate 80F DSL, FortiGate 80F-POE, FortiGate 80F, FortiGate 81F, FortiGate 900G, FortiGate 901G, FortiGate 90G, FortiGate 91G, FortiGateRugged 60F 3G4G, FortiGateRugged 60F, FortiGateRugged 70F 3G4G, FortiGateRugged 70F, FortiWiFi 40F 3G4G, FortiWiFi 40F, FortiWiFi 60F, FortiWiFi 61F, FortiWiFi 80F 2R 3G4G DSL, FortiWiFi 80F 2R, FortiWiFi 81F 2R 3G4G DSL, FortiWiFi 81F 2R 3G4G-POE, FortiWiFi 81F 2R-POE, FortiWiFi 81F 2R.

It is not available for: FortiGate 1000D, FortiGate 2000E, FortiGate 200E, FortiGate 201E, FortiGate 2200E, FortiGate 2201E, FortiGate 2500E, FortiGate 3000D, FortiGate 3100D, FortiGate 3200D, FortiGate 3300E, FortiGate 3301E, FortiGate 3400E, FortiGate 3401E, FortiGate 3600E, FortiGate 3601E, FortiGate 3700D, FortiGate 3960E, FortiGate 3980E, FortiGate 5001E1, FortiGate 5001E, FortiGate 500E, FortiGate 501E, FortiGate 600E, FortiGate 601E, FortiGate 800D, FortiGate 900D, FortiGate VM ARM64 for Azure, FortiGate VM ARM64 for GCP BYOL, FortiGate VM ARM64 for OCI BYOL, FortiGate VM for Aliyun PAYG, FortiGate VM for AWS PAYG, FortiGate VM for Azure BYOL, FortiGate VM for Azure PAYG, FortiGate VM for GCP BYOL, FortiGate VM for OPC BYOL, FortiGate VM64.

Configure virtual hardware switch interfaces.

config system virtual-switch
    Description: Configure virtual hardware switch interfaces.
    edit <name>
        set physical-switch {string}
        config port
            Description: Configure member ports.
            edit <name>
                set alias {string}
            next
        end
        set span [disable|enable]
        set span-dest-port {string}
        set span-direction [rx|tx|...]
        set span-source-port {string}
        set vlan {integer}
    next
end

config system virtual-switch

Parameter

Description

Type

Size

Default

name

Name of the virtual switch.

string

Maximum length: 15

physical-switch

Physical switch parent.

string

Maximum length: 15

span *

Enable/disable SPAN.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

disable

Disable SPAN.

enable

Enable SPAN.

span-dest-port *

SPAN destination port.

string

Maximum length: 15

span-direction *

SPAN direction.

option

-

both

Option

Description

rx

SPAN receive direction only.

tx

SPAN transmit direction only.

both

SPAN both directions.

span-source-port *

SPAN source port.

string

Maximum length: 15

vlan *

VLAN.

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 4294967295

0

* This parameter may not exist in some models.

config port

Parameter

Description

Type

Size

Default

alias

Alias.

string

Maximum length: 25

name

Physical interface name.

string

Maximum length: 15

config system virtual-switch

config system virtual-switch

Note

This command is available for model(s): FortiGate 1000F, FortiGate 1001F, FortiGate 100F, FortiGate 101F, FortiGate 1100E, FortiGate 1101E, FortiGate 120G, FortiGate 121G, FortiGate 1800F, FortiGate 1801F, FortiGate 200F, FortiGate 201F, FortiGate 2600F, FortiGate 2601F, FortiGate 3000F, FortiGate 3001F, FortiGate 300E, FortiGate 301E, FortiGate 3200F, FortiGate 3201F, FortiGate 3500F, FortiGate 3501F, FortiGate 3700F, FortiGate 3701F, FortiGate 400E Bypass, FortiGate 400E, FortiGate 400F, FortiGate 401E, FortiGate 401F, FortiGate 40F 3G4G, FortiGate 40F, FortiGate 4200F, FortiGate 4201F, FortiGate 4400F, FortiGate 4401F, FortiGate 600F, FortiGate 601F, FortiGate 60F, FortiGate 61F, FortiGate 70F, FortiGate 71F, FortiGate 80F Bypass, FortiGate 80F DSL, FortiGate 80F-POE, FortiGate 80F, FortiGate 81F, FortiGate 900G, FortiGate 901G, FortiGate 90G, FortiGate 91G, FortiGateRugged 60F 3G4G, FortiGateRugged 60F, FortiGateRugged 70F 3G4G, FortiGateRugged 70F, FortiWiFi 40F 3G4G, FortiWiFi 40F, FortiWiFi 60F, FortiWiFi 61F, FortiWiFi 80F 2R 3G4G DSL, FortiWiFi 80F 2R, FortiWiFi 81F 2R 3G4G DSL, FortiWiFi 81F 2R 3G4G-POE, FortiWiFi 81F 2R-POE, FortiWiFi 81F 2R.

It is not available for: FortiGate 1000D, FortiGate 2000E, FortiGate 200E, FortiGate 201E, FortiGate 2200E, FortiGate 2201E, FortiGate 2500E, FortiGate 3000D, FortiGate 3100D, FortiGate 3200D, FortiGate 3300E, FortiGate 3301E, FortiGate 3400E, FortiGate 3401E, FortiGate 3600E, FortiGate 3601E, FortiGate 3700D, FortiGate 3960E, FortiGate 3980E, FortiGate 5001E1, FortiGate 5001E, FortiGate 500E, FortiGate 501E, FortiGate 600E, FortiGate 601E, FortiGate 800D, FortiGate 900D, FortiGate VM ARM64 for Azure, FortiGate VM ARM64 for GCP BYOL, FortiGate VM ARM64 for OCI BYOL, FortiGate VM for Aliyun PAYG, FortiGate VM for AWS PAYG, FortiGate VM for Azure BYOL, FortiGate VM for Azure PAYG, FortiGate VM for GCP BYOL, FortiGate VM for OPC BYOL, FortiGate VM64.

Configure virtual hardware switch interfaces.

config system virtual-switch
    Description: Configure virtual hardware switch interfaces.
    edit <name>
        set physical-switch {string}
        config port
            Description: Configure member ports.
            edit <name>
                set alias {string}
            next
        end
        set span [disable|enable]
        set span-dest-port {string}
        set span-direction [rx|tx|...]
        set span-source-port {string}
        set vlan {integer}
    next
end

config system virtual-switch

Parameter

Description

Type

Size

Default

name

Name of the virtual switch.

string

Maximum length: 15

physical-switch

Physical switch parent.

string

Maximum length: 15

span *

Enable/disable SPAN.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

disable

Disable SPAN.

enable

Enable SPAN.

span-dest-port *

SPAN destination port.

string

Maximum length: 15

span-direction *

SPAN direction.

option

-

both

Option

Description

rx

SPAN receive direction only.

tx

SPAN transmit direction only.

both

SPAN both directions.

span-source-port *

SPAN source port.

string

Maximum length: 15

vlan *

VLAN.

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 4294967295

0

* This parameter may not exist in some models.

config port

Parameter

Description

Type

Size

Default

alias

Alias.

string

Maximum length: 25

name

Physical interface name.

string

Maximum length: 15