To configure the second FortiGate unit (host name FGT_ha_2)
1. Power on the FortiGate unit.
2. Connect a null modem cable to the communications port of the management computer and to the FortiGate Console port.
3. Start HyperTerminal, enter a name for the connection, and select OK.
4. Configure HyperTerminal to connect directly to the communications port on the computer to which you have connected the null modem cable and select OK.
5. Select the following port settings and select OK.
Bits per second 9600
Data bits 8
Parity None
Stop bits 1
Flow control None
6. Press Enter to connect to the FortiGate CLI.
The FortiGate unit CLI login prompt appears.
7. Type admin and press Enter twice.
8. Register and apply licenses to the FortiGate unit. This includes FortiCloud activation, FortiClient licensing, and
FortiToken licensing, and entering a license key if you purchased more than 10 Virtual Domains (VDOMS).
9. You can also install any third-party certificates on the primary FortiGate before forming the cluster. Once the cluster is formed third-party certificates are synchronized to the backup FortiGate.
10. Change the host name for this FortiGate unit.
config system global
set hostname FGT_ha_2 end
11. Configure HA settings.
config system ha set mode a-p
set group-name example1.com set password HA_pass_1
end
The FortiGate unit negotiates to establish an HA cluster. You may temporarily lose network connectivity with the FortiGate unit as the HA cluster negotiates and because the FGCP changes the MAC address of the FortiGate unit interfaces.
To reconnect sooner, you can update the ARP table of your management PC by deleting the ARP table entry for the FortiGate unit (or just deleting all arp table entries). You may be able to delete the arp table of your management PC from a command prompt using a command similar to arp -d.
12. Display the HA configuration (optional).
get system ha group-id : 0
group-name : example1.com mode : a-p
password : *
hbdev : “port3” 50 “port4” 50 session-sync-dev :
route-ttl : 10 route-wait : 0 route-hold : 10
sync-config : enable encryption : disable authentication : disable hb-interval : 2
hb-lost-threshold : 20 helo-holddown : 20
arps : 5
arps-interval : 8
session-pickup : disable
update-all-session-timer: disable session-sync-daemon-number: 1
link-failed-signal : disable uninterruptible-upgrade: enable ha-mgmt-status : disable
ha-eth-type : 8890 hc-eth-type : 8891 l2ep-eth-type : 8893
ha-uptime-diff-margin: 300 vcluster2 : disable vcluster-id : 1
override : disable priority : 128
slave-switch-standby: disable minimum-worker-threshold: 1 monitor :
pingserver-monitor-interface: pingserver-failover-threshold: 0 pingserver-slave-force-reset: enable pingserver-flip-timeout: 60
vdom : “root”
13. Power off the FortiGate unit.
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