Fortinet FortiGate-7060E User manual

FortiOS™ Handbook - FortiGate-7000
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
Change Log 7
Introduction 8
What's new in for FortiGate-7000 v5.4.5 8
M1 and M2 interfaces can use different VLANs for heartbeat traffic (408386) 8
GTP load balancing 8
FSSO user authentication is synchronized 8
HA Link failure threshold changes (422264 ) 9
FortiGate-7000s running FortiOS v5.4.5 can be configured as dialup IPsec VPN servers 9
FortiGate-7000 overview 11
Licenses, Device Registration, and Support 11
FortiGate-7060E 12
FortiGate-7060E front panel 12
FortiGate-7060E schematic 13
FortiGate-7040E 14
FortiGate-7040E front panel 14
FortiGate-7040E schematic 15
FortiGate-7030E 15
FortiGate-7030E front panel 16
FortiGate-7030E schematic 16
FIM-7901E interface module 18
FIM-7901E schematic 19
FIM-7904E interface module 20
Splitting the FIM-7904E B1 to B8 interfaces 21
FIM-7904E hardware schematic 21
FIM-7910E interface module 22
Splitting the FIM-7910E C1 to C4 interfaces 23
FIM-7910E hardware schematic 24
FIM-7920E interface module 24
Changing the interface type and splitting the FIM-7920E C1 to C4 interfaces 25
Splitting the C1 to C4 interfaces 26
FIM-7920E hardware schematic 26
FPM-7620E processing module 27
NP6 network processors - offloading load balancing and network traffic 28

Accelerated IPS, SSL VPN, and IPsec VPN (CP9 content processors) 30
Getting started with FortiGate-7000 31
Managing individual modules 32
Managing individual modules from the CLI 33
Connecting to module CLIs using the management module 33
Connecting to the FortiOS CLI of the FIM module in slot 1 34
Default VDOM configuration 35
Default management VDOM 35
Firmware upgrades 35
Restarting the FortiGate-7000 35
Load balancing 36
Traffic that cannot be load balanced 36
Recommended configuration for traffic that cannot be load balanced 37
Configuration synchronization 39
Failover in a standalone FortiGate-7000 39
Replacing a failed FPMor FIMmodule 39
Replacing a failed module in a standalone FortiGate-7000 chassis 39
Replacing a failed module in a FortiGate-7000 chassis inan HAcluster 40
Installing firmware on an FIM or FPM module from the BIOS using a TFTP server 41
Uploading firmware from a TFTP server to an FIMmodule 41
Uploading firmware from a TFTP server to an FPMmodule 43
Operating a FortiGate-7000 45
Failover in a standalone FortiGate-7000 45
Replacing a failed FPMor FIMmodule 45
Replacing a failed module in a standalone FortiGate-7000 chassis 45
Replacing a failed module in a FortiGate-7000 chassis inan HAcluster 46
Installing firmware on an FIM or FPM module from the BIOS using a TFTP server 46
Uploading firmware from a TFTP server to an FIMmodule 47
Uploading firmware from a TFTP server to an FPMmodule 48
IPsec VPN 51
Adding source and destination subnets to IPsec VPN phase 2 configurations 51
Example basic IPsec VPN Phase 2 configuration 51
Example multiple subnet IPsec VPN Phase 2 configuration 52
Configuring the FortiGate-7000 as a dialup IPsec VPN server 53
Example dialup IPsec VPN configuration 53
Troubleshooting 54
High Availability 57
Before you begin configuring HA 57
Connect the M1 and M2 interfaces for HA heartbeat communication 58
HA configuration 60
Setting up HA on the FIM interface modules in the first FortiGate-7000 (chassis 1) 60
HA management configuration 62

Managing individual modules in HAmode 63
Firmware upgrade 64
Session failover (session-pickup) 64
Enabling session pickup for TCP and UDP 65
If session pickup is disabled 65
Primary unit selection and failover criteria 66
Verifying primary chassis selection 68
How link and module failures affect primary chassis selection 68
FIM module failures 70
Management link failures 70
Link failure threshold and board failover tolerance 70
Link failure threshold 70
Board failover tolerance 70
Priority and primary chassis selection 71
Override and primary chassis selection 71
FortiGate-7000 v5.4.5 special features and limitations 72
Managing the FortiGate-7000 72
Default management VDOM 72
Firewall 72
IP Multicast 72
HighAvailability 73
Shelf Manager Module 73
FortiOS features that are not supported by FortiGate-7000 v5.4.5 74
IPsec VPN tunnels terminated by the FortiGate-7000 74
SSL VPN 75
Traffic shaping and DDoS policies 75
Sniffer mode (one-arm sniffer) 75
FortiGuard Web Filtering 75
Log messages include a slot field 75
FortiOS Carrier 75
Special notice for new deployment connectivity testing 75
FortiGate-7000 v5.4.3 special features and limitations 77
Managing the FortiGate-7000 77
Default management VDOM 77
Firewall 77
Link monitoring and health checking 77
IP Multicast 78
HighAvailability 78
Shelf Manager Module 79
FortiOS features that are not supported by FortiGate-7000 v5.4.3 79
IPsec VPN tunnels terminated by the FortiGate-7000 79
More about IPsec VPN routing limitations 80

SSL VPN 80
Authentication 80
Traffic shaping and DDoS policies 81
Sniffer mode (one-arm sniffer) 81
FortiGuard Web Filtering 81
Log messages include a slot field 81
FortiOS Carrier 81
Special notice for new deployment connectivity testing 81
FortiGate-7000 Load balancing commands 82
config load-balance flow-rule 82
Syntax 82
status {disable | enable} 83
src-interface <interface-name> [interface-name>...} 83
vlan <vlan-id> 83
ether-type {any | arp | ip | ipv4 | ipv6} 83
{src-addr-ipv4 | dst-addr-ipv4 | src-addr-ipv6 | dst-addr-ipv6} <ip-address> <netmask> 83
protocol {any | icmp | tcp | udp | igmp | sctp | gre | esp | ah | ospf | pim | vrrp} 83
{src-l4port | dst-l4port} <start>[-<end>] 83
action {forward | mirror-ingress | mirror-egress | stats | drop} 83
set mirror-interface <interface-name> 84
forward-slot {master | all | load-balance | FPM3 | FPM4 | FPM5 | FPM6} 84
priority <number> 84
comment <text> 84
config load-balance setting 84
gtp-load-balance {disable | enable} 84
max-miss-heartbeats <heartbeats> 85
max-miss-mgmt-heartbeats <heartbeats> 85
weighted-load-balance {disable | enable} 85
dp-load-distribution-method {round-robin | src-ip | dst-ip | src-dst-ip | src-ip-sport | dst-
ip-dport | src-dst-ip-sport-dport} 85
config workers 85

Change Log
Change Log
Date Change Description
December 20, 2017 Updated for FortiGate-7000 v5.4.5. New sections include What's new in for
FortiGate-7000 v5.4.5 on page 8,FortiGate-7000 v5.4.5 special features and
limitations on page 72,IPsec VPN on page 51,gtp-load-balance {disable | enable} on
page 84, and Operating a FortiGate-7000 on page 45. Also, changes to High
Availability on page 57. New section Recommended configuration for traffic that
cannot be load balanced on page 37.Additional changes and fixes throughout the
document.
November 7, 2017
Changes to Installing firmware on an FIM or FPM module from the BIOS using a
TFTP server on page 41. Also added a note about the MGMT interface being a static
aggregate and not an LACP aggregate.
November 2, 2017 Updated with new information throughout the document including a new HA chapter.
August 30, 2017 Updated with new information throughout the document.
December 1, 2016 Initial Release
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Introduction What's new in for FortiGate-7000 v5.4.5
Introduction
This document describes what you need to know to get started using a FortiGate-7000 product. Also included are
details about CLI commands that are specific to FortiGate-7000 products.
This FortiOS Handbook chapter contains the following sections:
FortiGate-7000 overview provides a quick overview of FortiGate-7000 components.
Getting started with FortiGate-7000 describes how to get started with managing and configuring your FortiGate-
7000 product.
FortiGate-7000 Load balancing commands describes FortiGate-7000 load balancing CLI commands.
What's new in for FortiGate-7000 v5.4.5
The following new features have been added to FortiGate-7000 v5.4.5.
M1 and M2 interfaces can use different VLANs for heartbeat traffic (408386)
The M1 and M2 interfaces can be configured to use different VLANs for HA heartbeat traffic.
The following command now configures the VLAN used by the M1 interface (default 999):
config system ha
set hbdev-vlan-id 999
end
The following new command configures the VLAN used by the M2 interface (default 1999):
config system ha
set hbdev-second-vlan-id 1999
end
GTP load balancing
GTP load balancing is supported for FortiGate-7000 configurations licensed for FortiOSCarrier. You can use the
following command to enable GTP load balancing. This command is only available after you have licensed the
FortiGate-7000 for FortiOSCarrier.
config load-balance setting
set gtp-load-balance enable
end
FSSO user authentication is synchronized
FSSO user authentication is synchronized to all FIM and FPMmodules. FSSO users are no longer required to re-
authenticate when sessions are processed by a different FIM or FPM module.
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What's new in for FortiGate-7000 v5.4.5 Introduction
HA Link failure threshold changes (422264 )
The link failure threshold is now determined based on the all FIM modules in a chassis. This means that the
chassis with the fewest active links will become the backup chassis.
FortiGate-7000s running FortiOS v5.4.5 can be configured as dialup IPsec VPN servers
The following shows how to setup a dialup IPsec VPN configuration where the FortiGate-7000 running v5.4.5 acts
as a dialup IPsec VPN server.
Configure the phase1, set type to dynamic.
config vpn ipsec phase1-interface
edit dialup-server
set type dynamic
set interface "v0020"
set peertype any
set psksecret <password>
end
Configure the phase 2, to support dialup IPsec VPN, set the destination subnet to 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0.
config vpn ipsec phase2-interface
edit dialup-server
set phase1name dialup-server
set src-subnet 4.2.0.0 255.255.0.0
set dst-subnet 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
end
To configure the remote FortiGate as a dialup IPsec VPN client
The dialup IPsec VPN client should advertise its local subnet(s) using the phase 2 src-subnet option.
If there are multiple local subnets create a phase 2 for each one. Each phase 2 only
advertises one local subnet to the dialup IPsec VPN server. If more than one local
subnet is added to the phase 2, only the first one is advertised to the server.
Dialup client configuration:
config vpn ipsec phase1-interface
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edit "to-fgt7k"
set interface "v0020"
set peertype any
set remote-gw 1.2.0.1
set psksecret <password>
end
config vpn ipsec phase2-interface
edit "to-fgt7k"
set phase1name "to-fgt7k"
set src-subnet 4.2.6.0 255.255.255.0
set dst-subnet 4.2.0.0 255.255.0.0
next
edit "to-fgt7k-2"
set phase1name "to-fgt7k"
set src-subnet 4.2.7.0 255.255.255.0
set dst-subnet 4.2.0.0 255.255.0.0
end
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Licenses, Device Registration, and Support FortiGate-7000 overview
FortiGate-7000 overview
A FortiGate-7000 product consists of a FortiGate-7000 series chassis (for example, the FortiGate-7040E) with
FortiGate-7000 modules installed in the chassis slots. A FortiGate-7040E chassis comes with two interface
modules (FIM) to be installed in slots 1 and 2 to provide network connections and session-aware load balancing
to two processor modules (FPM) to be installed in slots 3 and 4.
FortiGate-7000 products are sold and licensed as packages that include the chassis as well as the modules to be
included in the chassis. When you receive your FortiGate-7000 series product the chassis has to be installed in a
rack and the modules installed in the chassis. Interface modules always go in slots 1 and 2 and processor
modules in slots 3 and up.
If your FortiGate-7000 product includes two different interfaces modules, for optimal configuration you should
install the module with the lower model number in slot 1 and the module with the higher model number in slot 2.
For example, if your chassis includes a FIM-7901E and a FIM-7904E, install the FIM-7901E in chassis slot 1 and
the FIM-7904E in chassis slot 2. This applies to any combination of two different interface modules.
As an administrator, when you browse to the FortiGate-7000 management IP address you log into the interface
module in slot 1 (the primary or master interface module or FIM) to view the status of the FortiGate-7000 and
make configuration changes. The FortiOS firmware running on each module has the same configuration and
when you make configuration changes to the primary interface module, the configuration changes are
synchronized to all modules.
The same FortiOS firmware build runs on each module in the chassis. You can upgrade FortiGate-7000 firmware
by logging into the primary interface module and performing a firmware upgrade as you would for any FortiGate.
During the upgrade process the firmware of all of the modules in the chassis upgrades in one step. Firmware
upgrades should be done during a quiet time because traffic will briefly be interrupted during the upgrade
process.
Licenses, Device Registration, and Support
A FortiGate-7000 product is made up of a FortiGate-7000 series chassis, one or two FIM interface modules and
two to four FPM processor modules. The entire package is licensed and configured as a single product under the
FortiGate-7000 chassis serial number. When you receive a new FortiGate-7000 product you register it on
https://support.fortinet.com using the chassis serial number. Use the chassis serial number when requesting
support from Fortinet for the product.
All Fortinet licensing, including FortiCare Support, IPS, AntiVirus, Web Filtering, Mobile Malware, FortiClient,
FortiCloud, and additional virtual domains (VDOM) is for the entire FortiGate-7000 product and not for individual
components.
If an individual component, such as a single interface or processor fails you can RMA and replace just that
component.
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FortiGate-7060E FortiGate-7060E front panel
FortiGate-7060E
The FortiGate-7060E is a 8U 19-inch rackmount 6-slot chassis with a 80Gbps fabric and 1Gbps base backplane
designed by Fortinet. The fabric backplane provides network data communication and the base backplane
provides management and synch communication among the chassis slots.
FortiGate-7060E front panel
The chassis is managed by two redundant management modules. Each module includes an Ethernet connection
as well as two switchable console ports that provide console connections to the modules in the chassis slots. The
active management module controls chassis cooling and power management and provides an interface for
managing the modules installed in the chassis.
FortiGate-7060E front panel, (example module configuration)
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FortiGate-7060E schematic FortiGate-7060E
Power is provided to the chassis using four hot swappable 3+1 redundant 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz power supply
units (PSUs). You can also optionally add up to six PSUs to provide 3+3 redundancy. The FortiGate-7060E can
also be equipped with DC PSUs allowing you to connect the chassis to -48V DC power
The standard configuration of the FortiGate-7060E includes two FIM (interface) modules in chassis slots 1 and 2
and up to four FPM (processing) modules in chassis slots 3 to 6.
FortiGate-7060E schematic
The FortiGate-7060E chassis schematic below shows the communication channels between chassis components
including the management modules (MGMT), the FIM modules (called FIM1 and FIM2) and the FPM modules
(FPM3, FPM4, FPM5, and FPM6).
By default MGMT2 is the active management module and MGMT1 is inactive. The active management module
always has the IPMB address 0x20 and the inactive management module always has the IPMB address 0x22.
The active management module communicates with all modules in the chassis over the base backplane. Each
module, including the management modules has a Shelf Management Controller (SMC). These SMCs support
Intelligent Platform Management Bus (IPMB) communication between the active management module and the
FIM and FPM modules for storing and sharing sensor data that the management module uses to control chassis
cooling and power distribution. The base backplane also supports serial communications to allow console access
from the management module to all modules, and 1Gbps Ethernet communication for management and
heartbeat communication betweenmodules.
FIM1 and FIM2 (IPMB addresses 0x82 and 0x84) are the FIM modules in slots 1 and 2. The interfaces of these
modules connect the chassis to data networks and can be used for Ethernet management access to chassis
components. The FIM modules include DP2 processors that distribute sessions over the Integrated Switch Fabric
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(ISF) to the NP6 processors in the FPMmodules. Data sessions are communicated to the FPM modules over the
80Gbps chassis fabric backplane.
FPM03, FPM04, FPM05, and FPM06 (IPMB addresses 0x86, 0x88, 0x8A, and 0x8C) are the FPM processor
modules in slots 3 to 6. These worker modules process sessions distributed to them by the FIMmodules.
FPMmodules include NP6 processors to offload sessions from the FPM CPU and CP9 processors that accelerate
content processing.
FortiGate-7040E
The FortiGate-7040E is a 6U 19-inch rackmount 4-slot chassis with a 80Gbps fabric and 1Gbps base backplane
designed by Fortinet. The fabric backplane provides network data communication and the base backplane
provides management and synch communication among the chassis slots.
FortiGate-7040E front panel
The FortiGate-7040E chassis is managed by a single management module that includes an Ethernet connection
as well as two switchable console ports that provide console connections to the modules in the chassis slots. The
management module controls chassis cooling and power management and provides an interface for managing
the modules installed in the chassis. The standard configuration of the FortiGate-7040E includes two FIM
(interface) modules in chassis slots 1 and 2 and two FPM (processing) modules in chassis slots 3 and 4.
FortiGate-7040E front panel
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FortiGate-7030E FortiGate-7060E
FortiGate-7040E schematic
The FortiGate-7040E chassis schematic below shows the communication channels between chassis components
including the management module (MGMT), the FIM modules (called FIM1 and FIM2) and the FPM modules
(FPM3 and FPM4).
The management module (MGMT, with IPMB address 0x20) communicates with all modules in the chassis over
the base backplane. Each module, including the management module includes a Shelf Management Controller
(SMC). These SMCs support Intelligent Platform Management Bus (IPMB) communication between the
management module and the FIM and FPM modules for storing and sharing sensor data that the management
module uses to control chassis cooling and power distribution. The base backplane also supports serial
communications to allow console access from the management module to all modules, and 1Gbps Ethernet
communication for management and heartbeat communication betweenmodules.
FIM1 and FIM2 (IPMB addresses 0x82 and 0x84) are the FIM modules in slots 1 and 2. The interfaces of these
modules connect the chassis to data networks and can be used for Ethernet management access to chassis
components. The FIM modules include DP2 processors that distribute sessions over the Integrated Switch Fabric
(ISF) to the NP6 processors in the FPMmodules. Data sessions are communicated to the FPM modules over the
80Gbps chassis fabric backplane.
FPM3 and FPM4 (IPMB addresses 0x86 and 0x88) are the FPM processor modules in slots 3 and 4. These
worker modules process sessions distributed to them by the FIMmodules. FPMmodules include NP6 processors
to offload sessions from the FPM CPU and CP9 processors that accelerate content processing.
FortiGate-7030E
The FortiGate-7030E is a 6U 19-inch rackmount 3-slot chassis with a 80Gbps fabric and 1Gbps base backplane
designed by Fortinet. The fabric backplane provides network data communication and the base backplane
provides management and synch communication among the chassis slots.
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FortiGate-7060E FortiGate-7030E
FortiGate-7030E front panel
The FortiGate-7030E chassis is managed by a single management module that includes an Ethernet connection
as well as two switchable console ports that provide console connections to the modules in the chassis slots. The
management module controls chassis cooling and power management and provides an interface for managing
the modules installed in the chassis. The standard configuration of the FortiGate-7030E includes one FIM
(interface) module in chassis slot 1 and two FPM (processing) modules in chassis slots 3 and 4. The front panel
also includes a sealed blank panel. Breaking the seal or removing the panel voids your FortiGate-7030E warranty.
FortiGate-7030E front panel (example module configuration)
(missing or bad snippet)
FortiGate-7030E schematic
The FortiGate-7030E chassis schematic below shows the communication channels between chassis components
including the management module (MGMT), the FIM module (called FIM1) and the FPM modules (FPM3 and
FPM4).
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FortiGate-7030E FortiGate-7060E
The management module (MGMT, with IPMB address 0x20) communicates with all modules in the chassis over
the base backplane. Each module, including the management module includes a Shelf Management Controller
(SMC). These SMCs support Intelligent Platform Management Bus (IPMB) communication between the
management module and the FIM and FPM modules for storing and sharing sensor data that the management
module uses to control chassis cooling and power distribution. The base backplane also supports serial
communications to allow console access from the management module to all modules, and 1Gbps Ethernet
communication for management and heartbeat communication betweenmodules.
FIM1 (IPMB address 0x82) is the FIM module in slot 1. The interfaces of this module connect the chassis to data
networks and can be used for Ethernet management access to chassis components. The FIM module include
DP2 processors that distribute sessions over the Integrated Switch Fabric (ISF) to the NP6 processors in the
FPMmodules. Data sessions are communicated to the FPM modules over the 80Gbps chassis fabric backplane.
FPM3 and FPM4 (IPMB addresses 0x86 and 0x88) are the FPM processor modules in slots 3 and 4. These
worker modules process sessions distributed to them by the FIMmodule. FPMmodules include NP6 processors
to offload sessions from the FPM CPU and CP9 processors that accelerate content processing.
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FIM-7901E interface module FortiGate-7030E
FIM-7901E interface module
The FIM-7901E interface module is a hot swappable module that provides data, management and session
sync/heartbeat interfaces, base backplane switching and fabric backplane session-aware load balancing for a
FortiGate-7000 chassis. The FIM-7901E includes an integrated switch fabric and DP2 processors to load balance
millions of data sessions over the chassis fabric backplane to FPM processor modules.
The FIM-7901E can be installed in any FortiGate-7000 series chassis in hub/switch slots 1 and 2. The FIM-7901E
provides thirty-two 10GigE small form-factor pluggable plus (SPF+) interfaces for a FortiGate-7000 chassis.
You can also install FIM-7901Es in a second chassis and operate the chassis in HA mode with another set of
processor modules to provide chassis failover protection.
FIM-7901E front panel
The FIM-7901E includes the following hardware features:
lThirty-two front panel 10GigE SFP+ fabric channel interfaces (A1 to A32). These interfaces are connected to
10Gbps networks to distribute sessions to the FPM processor modules installed in chassis slots 3 and up. These
interfaces can also be configured to operate as Gigabit Ethernet interfaces using SFP transceivers. These
interfaces also support creating link aggregation groups (LAGs) that can include interfaces from both FIM-7901Es.
lTwo front panel 10GigE SFP+ interfaces (M1 and M2) that connect to the base backplane channel. These
interfaces are used for heartbeat, session sync, and management communication between FIM-7901Es in different
chassis. These interfaces can also be configured to operate as Gigabit Ethernet interfaces using SFP transceivers,
but should not normally be changed. If you use switches to connect these interfaces, the switch ports should be
able to accept packets with a maximum frame size of at least 1526. The M1 and M2 interfaces need to be on
different broadcast domains. If M1 and M2 are connected to the same switch, Q-in-Q must be enabled on the
switch.
lFour 10/100/1000BASE-T out of band management Ethernet interfaces (MGMT1 to MGMT4).
lOne 80Gbps fabric backplane channel for traffic distribution with each FPM module installed in the same chassis as
the FIM-7901E.
lOne 1Gbps base backplane channel for base backplane with each FPM module installed in the same chassis as the
FIM-7901E.
lOne 40Gbps fabric backplane channel for fabric backplane communication with the other FIM-7901E in the chassis.
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FortiGate-7030E FIM-7901E interface module
lOne 1Gbps base backplane channel for base backplane communication with the other FIM-7901E in the chassis.
lOn-board DP2 processors and an integrated switch fabric to provide high-capacity session-aware load balancing.
lOne front panel USB port.
lPower button.
lNMIswitch (for troubleshooting as recommended by Fortinet Support).
lMounting hardware.
lLED status indicators.
FIM-7901E schematic
The FIM-7901E includes an integrated switch fabric (ISF) that connects the front panel interfaces to the DP2
session-aware load balancers and to the chassis backplanes. The ISFalso allows the DP2 processors to
distribute sessions amoung all NP6 processors on the FPMmodules in the same chassis.
FIM-7901E schematic
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FIM-7904E interface module FortiGate-7030E
FIM-7904E interface module
The FIM-7904E interface module is a hot swappable module that provides data, management and session
sync/heartbeat interfaces, base backplane switching and fabric backplane session-aware load balancing for a
FortiGate-7000 series chassis. The FIM-7904E includes an integrated switch fabric and DP2 processors to load
balance millions of data sessions over the chassis fabric backplane to FPM processor modules.
The FIM-7904E can be installed in any FortiGate-7000 series chassis in hub/switch slots 1 and 2. The FIM-7904E
provides four Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable plus (QSFP+) interfaces for a FortiGate-7000 chassis. Using a
40GBASE-SR10 multimode QSFP+ transceiver, each QSFP+ interface can also be split into four 10GBASE-SR
interfaces.
You can also install FIM-7904Es in a second chassis and operate the chassis in HA mode with another set of
processor modules to provide chassis failover protection.
FIM-7904E front panel
The FIM-7904E includes the following hardware features:
lEight front panel 40GigE QSFP+ fabric channel interfaces (B1 to B8). These interfaces are connected to 40Gbps
networks to distribute sessions to the FPM processor modules installed in chassis slots 3 and up. Using 40GBASE-
SR10 multimode QSFP+ transceivers, each QSFP+ interface can also be split into four 10GBASE-SR interfaces.
These interfaces also support creating link aggregation groups (LAGs) that can include interfaces from both FIM-
7904Es.
lTwo front panel 10GigE SFP+ interfaces (M1 and M2) that connect to the base backplane channel. These
interfaces are used for heartbeat, session sync, and management communication between FIM-7904Es in different
chassis. These interfaces can also be configured to operate as Gigabit Ethernet interfaces using SFP transceivers,
but should not normally be changed. If you use switches to connect these interfaces, the switch ports should be
able to accept packets with a maximum frame size of at least 1526. The M1 and M2 interfaces need to be on
different broadcast domains. If M1 and M2 are connected to the same switch, Q-in-Q must be enabled on the
switch.
lFour 10/100/10000BASE-T out of band management Ethernet interfaces (MGMT1 to MGMT4).
lOne 80Gbps fabric backplane channel for traffic distribution with each FPM module installed in the same chassis as
the FIM-7904E.
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