Introduction; Warnings And Cautions - Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-5000 Backplane Communications Manual

Introduction

Introduction

Warnings and cautions

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FortiGate-5000 Series Version 3.0 MR5 Backplane Communications Guide
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This FortiGate-5000 Series Backplane Communications Guide contains
information, instructions and example configurations involving the base backplane
network interfaces of FortiGate-5000 series systems.
FortiGate-5140, FortiGate-5050 and FortiGate-5020 chassis base backplanes
can provide a communications medium between blade modules. FortiGate-5140
and FortiGate-5050 chassis base backplanes can also provide a communications
medium to other chassis' base backplanes, or to the network. Supported base
backplane use varies by configuration and by chassis and module types, but can
include:
• high availability (HA) cluster connection
• multi-channel HA cluster connection failover
• inter-chassis HA cluster connection
• multi-channel inter-chassis HA cluster connection failover
• network connection between modules
• inter-chassis network connection between modules
• network connection to the Internet or other network
For specific instructions and examples of your model's supported features, see
the chapter for your chassis model.
Note: This guide assumes basic familiarity with FortiGate-5000 series hardware. For
hardware and other available documentation, see
This guide does not discuss fabric backplane communications, or configurations
involving FortiController. For information on FortiController, see the
FortiController-5208 System
This section includes the following topics:
• Warnings and cautions
• About this document
• Fortinet documentation
• Customer service and technical support
Only trained and qualified personnel should be allowed to install or maintain
FortiGate-5000 series equipment. Read and comply with all warnings, cautions
and notices in this document.
Caution: You should be aware of the following cautions and warnings before installing
FortiGate-5000 series hardware.
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Warnings and cautions
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