FortiGate units running 5.4.1
FortiGate units running 5.4.1 and managed by FortiManager 5.0.0 or 5.2.0 may report installation failures on newly created VDOMs, or after a factory reset of the FortiGate unit even after a retrieve and re-import policy.
FortiGate-VM 5.4 for VMware ESXi
Upon upgrading to FortiOS 5.4.1, FortiGate-VM v5.4 for VMware ESXi (all models), no longer supports the VMXNET2 vNIC driver.
FortiPresence
FortiPresence users must change the FortiGate web administration TLS version in order to allow the connections on all versions of TLS. Use the following CLI command.
config system global set admin-https-ssl-versions tlsv1-0 tlsv1-1 tlsv1-2
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Log Disk Usage
Users are able to toggle disk usage between Logging and WAN Optimization for single disk FortiGates.
To view a list of supported FortiGate models, refer to the FortiOS 5.4.0 Feature Platform Matrix.
SSL VPN setting page
The default server certificate has been changed to the Fortinet_Factory option. This excludes FortiGateVMs which remain at the self-signed option. For details on importing a CA signed certificate, please see the How to purchase and import a signed SSL certificate document.
Upgrade Information
Upgrading to FortiOS 5.4.1
FortiOS version 5.4.1 officially supports upgrading from version 5.4.0 and 5.2.7.
When upgrading from a firmware version beyond those mentioned in the Release Notes, a recommended guide for navigating the upgrade path can be found on the Fortinet documentation site.
There is separate version of the guide describing the safest upgrade path to the latest patch of each of the supported versions of the firmware. To upgrade to this build, go to FortiOS 5.4 Supported Upgrade Paths
Cooperative Security Fabric Upgrade
FortiOS 5.4.1 greatly increases the interoperability between other Fortinet products. This includes:
- FortiClient 5.4.1 l FortiClient EMS 1.0.1 l FortiAP 5.4.1 l FortiSwitch 3.4.2
The upgrade of the firmware for each product must be completed in a precise order so the network connectivity is maintained without the need of manual steps. Customers must read the following two documents prior to upgrading any product in their network:
- Cooperative Security Framework – Upgrade Guide
- FortiOS 5.4.0 to 5.4.1 Upgrade Guide for Managed FortiSwitch Devices
This document is available in the Customer Support Firmware Images download directory for FortiSwitch 3.4.2.
Unified Disk Usage
FortiOS 5.4.1 changes the disk usage behavior upon upgrading from FortiOS 5.2. The table below describes the new logging and WAN Optimization disk usage for single and two disk FortiGate devices running FortiOS 5.4.1.
| Single Disk Platforms (Logging or WAN Optimization) |
| Only Logging enabled No change. |
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FYI. I ran into a terrible problem using a Fortigate VM00. 5.4.1 will not run because the virtual appliance only has 1GB of memory available. Fortinet was nice enough to diagnose the problem, but really does not have an easy way of upgrading to the 2GB virtual appliance.
Sorry to hear that you are having problems. What hypervisor are you running the FortiGate VM on?
Problems of download speed, I have a fortigate 30e and I have problems in the download speed 4.2 mbps, instead in upload speed is correct 89.55 mbps, I do not know where the problem may come from. I have version 5.4.1 build1064. You can help me.