Configuring virtual clustering with two VDOMs and VDOM partitioning – web-based manager

Example inter-VDOM links in a virtual clustering configuration

In a virtual domain configuration you can use inter-VDOM links to route traffic between two virtual domains operating in a single FortiGate unit without using physical interfaces. Adding an inter-VDOM link has the affect of adding two interfaces to the FortiGate unit and routing traffic between the virtual domains using the inter-VDOM link interfaces.

In a virtual clustering configuration inter-VDOM links can only be made between virtual domains that are in the same virtual cluster. So, if you are planning on configuring inter-VDOM links in a virtual clustering configuration, you should make sure the virtual domains that you want to link are in the same virtual cluster.

For example, the following tables show an example virtual clustering configuration where each virtual cluster contains four virtual domains. In this configuration you can configure inter-VDOM links between root and vdom_1 and between vdom_2 and vdom_3. But, you cannot configure inter-VDOM links between root and vdom_2 or between vdom_1 and vdom_3 (and so on).

 

Hostname

 

 

Virtual Domains

 

FortiGate_A

 

FortiGate_B

 

root

 

Priority

 

Priority

   

200

 

100

 

 

vdom_1

 

Role

 

Role

  Primary Subordinate

Hostname

 

 

Virtual Domains

 

FortiGate_A

 

FortiGate_B

 

vdom_2

 

Priority

 

Priority

   

100

 

200

 

 

vdom_3

 

Role

 

Role

  Subordinate Primary

 

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