Fortiswitch-5003 Module - Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-5001A Hardware Manual

FortiSwitch-5003 module

FortiSwitch-5003 module
FortiGate-5000 Series Hardware Guide
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The FortiSwitch-5003 module provides switching for the FortiGate-5140 chassis
and the FortiGate-5050 chassis. This switching takes the form of backplane HA
heartbeat connections between FortiGate-5000 series modules installed in a
FortiGate-5140 chassis or a FortiGate-5050 chassis.
A single FortiSwitch-5003 installed in a FortiGate-5140 or FortiGate-5050 chassis
provides HA heartbeat switching for all of the FortiGate-5000 series modules
installed in the chassis. The FortiGate-5000 series modules could all be in the
same HA cluster or in multiple clusters. As well, some FortiGate-5000 series
modules can be in a cluster and some operating as standalone units. You can
also mix clusters of different FortiGate-5000 series modules in the same chassis.
The FortiSwitch-5003 module also supports HA heartbeat connections between
two FortiGate-5140 or two FortiGate-5050 chassis.
You can install a second FortiSwitch-5003 module in a FortiGate-5140 or
FortiGate-5050 chassis as a backup or redundant switch. In this configuration, if
one of the FortiSwitch-5003 modules fails, or is removed from the chassis, HA
heartbeat communication is not interrupted.
The FortiSwitch-5003 module includes the following features:
• A total of 16 1000Base-T gigabit ethernet interfaces:
• 13 backplane 1000Base-T gigabit interfaces for HA switching between
FortiGate-5000 series modules installed in the same chassis as the
FortiSwitch-5003
• Three front panel 1000Base-T gigabit interfaces for HA switching between
FortiGate-5000 series chassis
• One 100Base-TX out of band management ethernet interface
• RJ-45 RS-232 serial console connection
• Mounting hardware
• LED status indicators
This chapter includes the following information about the FortiSwitch-5003
module:
• Front panel LEDs and connectors
• Inserting a FortiSwitch-5003 module into a chassis
• Removing a FortiSwitch-5003 module from a chassis
• Troubleshooting
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