Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-5001A, Security System Manual

FortiGate-5001A   Security System Guide

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FortiGate-5001A base backplane data communication

Quick Configuration Guide

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Enter the following command to copy the firmware image from the TFTP server to 
the FortiGate-5001A board: 

execute restore image <name_str> <tftp_ipv4>

Where 

<name_str>

 is the name of the firmware image file and 

<tftp_ipv4>

 is 

the IP address of the TFTP server. For example, if the firmware image file name is 

image.out

 and the IP address of the TFTP server is 192.168.1.168, enter: 

execute restore image image.out 192.168.1.168

The FortiGate-5001A board responds with the message: 

This operation will replace the current firmware version!
Do you want to continue? (y/n)

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Type 

y

. 

The FortiGate-5001A board uploads the firmware image file, upgrades to the new 
firmware version, and restarts. This process takes a few minutes. 

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Reconnect to the CLI.

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To confirm the firmware image is successfully installed, enter: 

get system status

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Update antivirus and attack definitions. You can use the command 

execute update-now

FortiGate-5001A base backplane data communication

You can configure the FortiGate-5001A boards for data communications using the 
two FortiGate-5140, FortiGate-5050, or FortiGate-5020 chassis base backplane 
interfaces.

By default the base backplane interfaces are not enabled for data communication. 
Using the information in this section, you can configure the FortiGate-5001A 
board to use the base backplane interfaces for data communication. Once the 
base backplane interfaces are configured for data communication you can 
operate and configure them in the same way as any FortiGate-5001A interface.

Although not recommended, you can use base backplane interfaces for data 
communication and HA heartbeat communication at the same time.

Note: 

Different FortiGate-5000 series boards may use different names for the base 

backplane interfaces. For example, on the FortiGate-5001SX and FortiGate-5001FA2 
boards the base backplane interfaces are called port9 and port10. On the 
FortiGate-5005FA2 and FortiGate-5001A boards, the base backplane interfaces are called 
base1 and base2.

Note: 

VLAN communication over the backplane is only available for FortiGate-5001A 

boards installed in a FortiGate-5020 chassis. The FortiSwitch-5003 does not support 
VLAN-tagged packets so VLAN communication is not available over the FortiGate-5050 
and FortiGate-5140 chassis backplanes.