FortiGate-5001D security system
Base backplane communication
FortiGate-5001D Security System Guide
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NMI switch
When working with Fortinet Support to troubleshoot problems with the FortiGate-5001D
board you can use the front panel non-maskable interrupt (NMI) switch to assist with
troubleshooting. Pressing this switch causes the software to dump registers/backtraces
to the console. After the data is dumped the board reboots. While the board is rebooting,
traffic is temporarily blocked. The board should restart normally and traffic can resume
once its up and running.
Base backplane communication
The FortiGate-5001D base backplane 1-gigabit interfaces (base1 and base2) are typically
used for HA heartbeat or other management communication between FortiGate-5001D
boards installed in the same or in different FortiGate-5000 series chassis. You can also
configure FortiGate-5001D boards to use the base backplane interfaces for data
communication between FortiGate boards. To support base backplane communications
your FortiGate-series chassis must include one or more FortiSwitch or
FortiController-5000 series or other 1-gigabit base backplane switches installed in the
chassis in base slots 1 and 2.
For information about FortiSwitch and FortiController-5000 series boards, see the
FortiGate-5000
page of the Fortinet Technical Documentation website.
Fabric backplane communication
The FortiGate-5001D fabric backplane interfaces (fabric1 and fabric2) are typically used
for data communication between FortiGate-5001D boards installed in the same or in
different FortiGate-5000 series chassis. These interfaces can operate as 40-gigabit or
10-gigabit interfaces
To support 40-gigabit fabric backplane communications your FortiGate-5000 series
chassis must include one or more FortiController-5903C boards or other 40-gigabit fabric
backplane switching boards installed in the chassis in fabric slots 1 and 2.
To support 10-gigabit fabric backplane communications your FortiGate-5000 series
chassis must include one or more FortiSwitch-5003B or FortiController-5903C boards or
other 10-gigabit fabric backplane switching boards installed in the chassis in fabric slots
1 and 2.
For information about FortiSwitch and FortiController-5000 series boards, see the
FortiGate-5000
page of the Fortinet Technical Documentation website.
MGMT 1
and
MGMT 2
RJ-45
10/100/1000
Base-T
Ethernet
Copper 1-gigabit connection to
10/100/1000Base-T copper
networks for management or
system administration.
USB
USB
USB key for firmware updates
and configuration backup.
Table 4: FortiGate-5001D connectors
Connector Type
Speed
Protocol
Description
