Base Channel Interfaces; Front Panel Connectors - Fortinet FortiSwitch-5003B System Manual

FortiSwitch-5003B system

Base channel interfaces

Front panel connectors

FortiSwitch-5003B System Guide
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Entering the following commands from the FortiSwitch-5003B CLI will disable the slot-7,
slot-12 and slot-1/2 fabric channel interfaces. You do not have to disable f8/slot-1/2
interface if the active connection is set to F8.
config switch fabric-channel physical-port
edit slot-7
set status down
next
edit slot-12
set status down
next
edit f8/slot-1/2
set status down
next
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Table 9: Base channel interfaces and network activity LEDs
Interface Name
Description
Front
CLI*
Panel
Interface for backplane connection between FortiSwitch-5003B
sh1
board and shelf manager 1 (SH1) or shelf manager 2 (SH2).
SH1 and
and
SH2
This LED may not be lit even if a shelf manager is present if the
sh2
shelf manager is configured to use its front panel interface.
Interconnection interface between base channels 1 and 2. This
slot-
1/2 LED is lit only if a chassis contains two FortiSwitch-5003B
1/2
boards in slots 1 and 2.
slot-3 Base channel connection to FortiGate-5000 boards in chassis
3 to 14 to slots 3 to 14.
slot-14
Front panel SFP+ base channel interfaces B1 and B2.
Use these interfaces to connect your network to the base
b1 and
B1 and B2
channel, to connect base channel 1 to base channel 2, or to
b2
connect a base channel on one chassis to a base channel on
another chassis.
* You can configure settings for FortiSwitch-5003B base interfaces from the
FortiSwitch-5003B CLI. The CLI columns show the names of the interfaces as they
appear on the FortiSwitch-5003B CLI.
Table 10: FortiSwitch-5003B connectors
Connector Type
CONSOLE
RJ-45
USB USB
Speed Protocol
9600 bps RS-232
8/N/1 serial
Front panel components
Description
Serial connection to the
command line interface.
Not used.
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