Setting up two new FortiGates as an FGCP cluster

To troubleshoot the cluster configuration

If the cluster members list and the dashboard do not display information for both cluster units the FortiGate units are not functioning as a cluster. See Setting up two new FortiGates as an FGCP cluster on page 1361 to troubleshoot the cluster.

 

To add basic configuration settings to the cluster

Use the following steps to add some basic settings to the cluster so that it can connect to the network.

1. Log into the primary unit CLI.

2. Add a password for the admin administrative account.

config system admin edit admin

set password <password_str>

end

3. Configure the port1 and port2 interfaces.

config system interface edit port1

set ip 172.20.120.141/24 next

edit port2

set ip 10.11.101.100/24

end

4. Add a default route.

config router static edit 1

set dst 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 set gateway 172.20.120.2 set device port1

end


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