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Fortinet Inc.
High availability installation
Configuring the FortiGate for the Network
Figure 9: FortiGate-5020 chassis with two FortiGate-5001SX modules operating in HA
mode
The following sample shows an HA configuration with a FortiGate-5050 chassis, three
FortiGate-5001SX modules and two redundant FortiSwitch-5003 modules.
Figure 10: FortiGate-5050 chassis with three FortiGate-5001SX modules operating in HA
mode
PSU A
PSU B
PWR ACC
STA IPM
CONSOLE
USB
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
PWR ACC
STA IPM
CONSOLE
USB
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Internet
Internal Network
Port 1
Port 3
Port 3
Port 1
Hub or
Switch
Hub or
Switch
Router
PWR ACC
STA IPM
CONSOLE
USB
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
PWR ACC
STA IPM
CONSOLE
USB
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
PWR ACC
STA IPM
CONSOLE
USB
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
2
3
4
5
ShMC
1
ShMC
POWER
ON
MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM
E1
ZRE
LED MODE
15
14
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9
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3
2
1
0
E2
OK
CLK
INT
EXT
FL
T
HOT SW
AP
RESET
FL
T
CONSOLE
E T H O
R S 2 3 2
Z R E 0
Z R E 1
Z R E 2
MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM
E1
ZRE
LED MODE
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
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6
5
4
3
2
1
0
E2
OK
CLK
INT
EXT
FL
T
HOT SW
AP
RESET
FL
T
CONSOLE
E T H O
R S 2 3 2
Z R E 0
Z R E 1
Z R E 2
HOT SWAP
STATUS
ALARMS
MINOR
ALARM
RESET
CRITICAL
MAJOR
Internet
Internal Network
Port 1
Port 1
Hub or
Switch
Router
Port 1
Port 3
Port 3
Port 3