Fortigate-5050 Base Backplane Communication - Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-5000 Backplane Communications Manual

FortiGate-5050 base backplane communication

FortiGate-5050 base backplane
communication
FortiGate-5000 Series Version 3.0 MR5 Backplane Communications Guide
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Both the FortiGate-5140 and the FortiGate-5050 chassis have two base
backplane Ethernet channels. Available connections to these channels vary by
slot number.
• Slot 1 can connect to the chassis' first base backplane channel, and thereby all
other slots, except slot 2.
• Slot 2 can connect the to the chassis' second base backplane channel, and
thereby all other slots, except slot 1.
• Other slots can connect to either or both channels, but only directly reach
slot 1 or slot 2. Connections to other slots through the base backplane
channels must pass through slot 1 or slot 2.
Note: For more information on chassis architecture, see ATCA (Advanced Telecom
Computing Architecture) specifications.
Because of the base backplane's dual star topology, connecting to or through the
base backplane typically involves FortiSwitch modules installed in slot 1, slot 2, or
both slots. FortiSwitch-5003 modules switch base backplane traffic between
modules in other slots. FortiSwitch-5003 front panel ZRE interfaces can also
connect the chassis' base backplane to external entities, such as a management
computer, the network, or the base backplane of another chassis.
Figure 9: FortiSwitch-5003 front panel, including ZRE interfaces
Power LED
Management CONSOLE
100Base-TX RJ-45
Ethernet Serial
Extraction
Out of
Lever
base backplane interfaces
Service LED
Mounting
Knot
Note: FortiSwitch-5003 modules do not support VLAN tagging, so VLAN traffic cannot
occur through the FortiGate-5050 and FortiGate-5140 chassis base backplanes.
When viewing a FortiGate module's web-based manager, names of base
backplane interfaces connecting through a FortiSwitch module vary by FortiGate
model.
ZRE Network
Activity LEDs
(ZRE 0 to 15)
ZRE0 ZRE1 ZRE2
10/100/1000Base-T
Ethernet
LED Mode Switch
Reset
Switch
Hot
Extraction
Swap
Lever
LED
Mounting
Knot
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