Package management
Antivirus and IPS signature packages are managed in FortiGuard Management > Package Management. Packages received from FortiGuard and the service status of managed devices are listed in Receive Status and Service Status, respectively.
Receive status
To view packages received from FortiGuard, go to FortiGuard Management > Package Management > Receive Status. This page displays the package received, version, size, to be deployed version, and update history or FortiGate, FortiMail, FortiAnalyzer, and FortiClient.
FortiGuard package receive status
Package
The following information is displayed:
| Refresh | Select to refresh the table. |
| FortiGuard Connection Status | The FortiGuard connection status. |
| The device type: FortiGate, FortiMail, FortiAnalyzer, FortiClient. | |
| Package Received | The name of the package. |
| Latest Version | The package version. |
| Size | The size of the package. |
| To Be Deployed Version | The package version that is to be deployed. Select Change to change the version. See Deployed version. |
| Update History | Select the icon to view the package update history. See Update history. |
Deployed version
To change the to be deployed version of a received packaged, select Change in the To Be Deployed Version column for the package.
Package management
The Change Version dialog box opens, allowing you to select an available version from the drop-down list.
Change deployed package version
Update history
Selecting the update history button in a package’s row will open the update history page for that package.
It shows the update times, the events that occurred, the statuses of the updates, and the versions downloaded.
Update history example (AV Flow Database)
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