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Getting started with FortiGate-7000

Getting started with FortiGate-7000

Once you have installed your FortiGate-7000 chassis in a rack and installed FIM interface modules and FPM processing modules in it you can power on the chassis and all modules in the chassis will power up.

Whenever a chassis is first powered on, it takes about 5 minutes for all modules to start up and become completely initialized and synchronized. During this time the chassis will not allow traffic to pass through and you may not be able to log into the GUI, or if you manage to log in the session could time out as the FortiGate-7000 continues negotiating.

Review the chassis and module front panel LEDs to verify that everything is operating normally. Wait until the chassis has complete started up and synchronized before making configuration changes.

Note You can use the diagnose sys ha status command to confirm that the FortiGate-7000 is completely initialized. If the output from entering this command hasn't changed after checking for a few minutes you can assume that the system has initialized. You don't normally have to confirm that the system has initialized, but this diagnose command is available to verify that the system is initialized.

Once the system has initialized you have a few options for connecting to the FortiGate-7000 GUI or CLI:

  • Log into the GUI by connecting the MGMT1 interface of the FIM in slot 1 to your network. Then browse to https://192.168.1.99. The default administrator account is admin with no password. For more information about using the MGMT interfaces for management connections to the FortiGate-7000, see Setting up management connections.
  • Log into the CLI by connecting the MGMT1 interface of the FIM in slot 1 to your network. Then use an SSH client to connect to 192.168.1.99 and use the same admin account to log in.
  • Log into the CLI with a serial connection to the Console 1 serial port on the FortiGate-7000 management module. For more information, including the serial port settings, see Connecting to module CLIs using the management module.

The following example Unit Operation dashboard widget shows a FortiGate-7040E with the following modules:

  • An FIM-7904E in slot 1. Each of the FIM-7904E B1 to B8 front panel interfaces has been split into four interfaces
  • An FIM-7910E in slot 2. Each of the FIM0-7910E C1 to C4 front panel interfaces has been split into ten interfaces.
  • FPM-7620Es in slots 3 and 4.
Example FortiGate-7040 unit operation widget view

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Getting started with FortiGate-7000

Once you have installed your FortiGate-7000 chassis in a rack and installed FIM interface modules and FPM processing modules in it you can power on the chassis and all modules in the chassis will power up.

Whenever a chassis is first powered on, it takes about 5 minutes for all modules to start up and become completely initialized and synchronized. During this time the chassis will not allow traffic to pass through and you may not be able to log into the GUI, or if you manage to log in the session could time out as the FortiGate-7000 continues negotiating.

Review the chassis and module front panel LEDs to verify that everything is operating normally. Wait until the chassis has complete started up and synchronized before making configuration changes.

Note You can use the diagnose sys ha status command to confirm that the FortiGate-7000 is completely initialized. If the output from entering this command hasn't changed after checking for a few minutes you can assume that the system has initialized. You don't normally have to confirm that the system has initialized, but this diagnose command is available to verify that the system is initialized.

Once the system has initialized you have a few options for connecting to the FortiGate-7000 GUI or CLI:

  • Log into the GUI by connecting the MGMT1 interface of the FIM in slot 1 to your network. Then browse to https://192.168.1.99. The default administrator account is admin with no password. For more information about using the MGMT interfaces for management connections to the FortiGate-7000, see Setting up management connections.
  • Log into the CLI by connecting the MGMT1 interface of the FIM in slot 1 to your network. Then use an SSH client to connect to 192.168.1.99 and use the same admin account to log in.
  • Log into the CLI with a serial connection to the Console 1 serial port on the FortiGate-7000 management module. For more information, including the serial port settings, see Connecting to module CLIs using the management module.

The following example Unit Operation dashboard widget shows a FortiGate-7040E with the following modules:

  • An FIM-7904E in slot 1. Each of the FIM-7904E B1 to B8 front panel interfaces has been split into four interfaces
  • An FIM-7910E in slot 2. Each of the FIM0-7910E C1 to C4 front panel interfaces has been split into ten interfaces.
  • FPM-7620Es in slots 3 and 4.
Example FortiGate-7040 unit operation widget view

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