Managing FortiSwitch Stack with HA FortiGate Cluster PART2
Part 2 of the white board session that shows some diagrams via computer (may be clearer than my whiteboard with glare) as well as some inside the fortigate perspective.
Category: FortiSwitch
Active Passive HA FortiGate Cluster Managing FortiSwitch Stack
A lot of people have been having issues with their FortiSwitches going “disconnected” in their HA FortiGate clusters and it is a cabling issue. In this video, I break out how to do it so that your experience will be […]
FortiOS 6 – FortiSwitch Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting FortiLink issues If the FortiGate does not establish the FortiLink connection with the FortiSwitch, perform the following troubleshooting checks. Check the FortiGate configuration To use the FortiGate GUI to check the FortiLink interface configuration: In Network > Interfaces, […]
Synchronizing the FortiGate unit with the managed FortiSwitch units
Synchronizing the FortiGate unit with the managed FortiSwitch units You can synchronize the FortiGate unit with the managed FortiSwitch units to check for synchronization errors on each managed FortiSwitch unit. Use the following command to synchronize the full configuration of […]
FortiOS 6 – Configuring QoS with managed FortiSwitch units
Configuring QoS with managed FortiSwitch units Quality of Service (QoS) provides the ability to set particular priorities for different applications, users, or data flows. NOTE: FortiGate does not support QoS for hard or soft switch ports. FortiSwitch supports the following […]
Displaying port statistics
Displaying port statistics Port statistics will be accessed using the following FortiSwitch CLI command: FG100D3G15804763 # diagnose switch-controller dump port-stats S124DP3X16000413 port8 S124DP3X16000413 0 : { “port8”:{ “tx-bytes”:823526672, “tx-packets”:1402390, FortiGate CLI support for FortiSwitch features (on non-FortiLink ports) “tx-ucast”:49047, “tx-mcast”:804545, […]
FortiOS 6 – Configuring storm control
Configuring storm control Storm control uses the data rate (packets/sec, default 500) of the link to measure traffic activity, preventing traffic on a LAN from being disrupted by a broadcast, multicast, or unicast storm on a port. When the data […]
Configuring an MCLAG with managed FortiSwitch units
Configuring an MCLAG with managed FortiSwitch units A multichassis LAG (MCLAG) provides node-level redundancy by grouping two FortiSwitch models together so that they appear as a single switch on the network. If either switch fails, the MCLAG continues to function […]