Fortinet FortiGate-5144C Manual page 16

FortiGate-5144C Chassis
manager front panel interfaces and the B1 or B2 interface of a switch board in slot 1 or 2 to same network. So
connecting these interfaces to the same network is not recommended.
The most recent version of the shelf manager firmware (version 3.4.2.4G) is factory set to disable the connection
between the shelf manager switch and the backplane. This means that you must connect to the shelf manager front
panel Ethernet interface to manage the shelf manager. This also means that if you connect the shelf manager front
panel interfaces and the B1 or B2 backplane to the same network you will not get looping.
Firmware version 3.4.2.4G includes the
switch configuration. The command has four options:
get_EEPROM_config displays the current switch configuration.
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set_default_EEPROM sets the switch to the default switch configuration. The default configuration enables
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BOTH the front panel and the backplane interfaces.
disable_backplane_port disables the connection to the backplane. This option is factory set by Fortinet.
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disable_front_panel_port disables the connection to the front panel Ethernet interface.
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Entering these commands (except for
managers if you enter one of these commands to change the configuration you must enter the command on each shelf
manager. When you enter a command the active shelf manager reboots and while this is happening the backup shelf
manager becomes the active shelf manager.
FortiGate-5144Cshelf manager LEDs
LED
FT1-4 OOS (Fan Tray 1-4 out
of service)
OOS (Out of Service)
ACT (Active)
H/S (Hot Swap)
LA2 (backplane port 1)
LS2 (backplane port 1)
LA1 (backplane port 0)
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ShMC_Eth_Switch_config command that can be used to change the
get_EEPROM_config ) reboots the shelf manager. If your chassis has two shelf
State Description
Off Fan tray 1 to 4 is operating normally.
Red Fan tray 1 to 4 is out of service.
Off Normal Operation.
Red Shelf manager software reboot or other failure.
Solid Green Indicates that this is the active shelf manager.
Blinking Green Indicates that this is the backup shelf manager.
Off Normal operation.
Blinking Blue The shelf manager is shutting down in preparation for being
removed from the chassis.
Blue The shelf manager can be removed from the chassis.
Green Backplane ethernet port 1 connected.
Blinking Network activity on backplane ethernet port 1.
Amber 100 Mbit Link on backplane ethernet port 1.
Off 10 Mbit Link on backplane ethernet port 1.
Green Link on backplane ethernet port 0.
Blinking Network activity on backplane ethernet port 0.
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