FortiGate 6000F series hardware description
FortiGate 6000F series front panel (FortiGate 6500F model shown)
CONSOLE RJ-45
RS-232
Serial Interface
Handle
NMI
USB
Switch
Status, Alarm,
HA, and Power
LEDs
MGMT1 and MGMT2
10/100/1000BASE-T Copper
Management Interface
Management Interface
FortiGate 6001F model licensing
The FortiGate 6001F model includes a total of ten FPCs, by default three of them are active. To increase throughput you
can purchase perpetual or subscription licenses for each of the additional seven FPCs for a total of ten. You cannot mix
perpetual and subscription licenses.
A perpetual license provides permanent access to one or more additional FPCs.
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A subscription license provides access to one or more additional FPCs for the term of the subscription.
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Perpetual or subscription licenses can be purchased from Fortinet. The package you get when you purchase the license
includes instructions for obtaining a license key (if required) and activating the license on your FortiGate 6001F (if
required).
Front panel interfaces
All FortiGate 6000F models have the following front panel interfaces:
Twenty-four 1/10/25GigE SFP28 data network interfaces (1 to 24). The default speed of these interfaces is 10Gbps.
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These interfaces are divided into the following interface groups: 1 - 4, 5 - 8, 9 - 12, 13 - 16, 17 - 20, and 21 - 24.
Four 40/100GigE QSFP28 data network interfaces (25 to 28). The default speed of these interfaces is 40Gbps.
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FortiGate 6000F Series 7.0.12 System Guide
HA1 and HA2
10GigE SFP+
HA Heartbeat
Interfaces
MGMT3
1/10GigE SFP+
1 to 24
1/10/25GigE SFP28
Data Network Interfaces
Fortinet Technologies Inc.
25 to 28
40/100GigE QSFP28
Data Network Interfaces
Handle
8
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