Managing a FortiSwitch with FortiGate

FortiGate HA cluster support for Managed Switches (276488)

Added the capability to support managed switches from a FortiGate HA cluster. If a standby FortiGate becomes active, it automatically establishes connectivity with the managed switches.

 

FortiLink GUI updates (288963)

New VLAN view to create and manage VLANs, including setting the VLAN id.

New Ports view of the managed FortiSwitches. The view now displays port status, including the assigned VLAN

and the POE status for each port.

This view provides a clearer way to assign VLAN attributes to multiple ports on different FortiSwitches. The VLAN ID and color of each VLAN is clearly visible in the port assignment list. Also, when you configure a VLAN, you can now specify the VLAN ID.

 

Maximum values changes

This section lists some FortiOS maximum values changes.

  • IPv6 firewall virtual IP-related values changed to match IPv4 firewall virtual IP values. (263999)
  • FortiOS Carrier GTP IMSI/APN maximum values increased 50,000 per VDOM. (252723)
  • Maximum number of VLANs per interface for the FortiGate/FortiWiFi-30 models increased to 20 VLANs per physical interface. (300032)

 


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