Adding a backup FortiGate unit to improve reliability
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1. Adding the backup FortiGate unit and con
fi
guring HA
2. Testing the failover functionality
3. Upgrading the
fi
rmware for the HA cluster
Adding a backup FortiGate unit to improve
reliability
Adding a backup FortiGate unit to a currently installed FortiGate unit provides
redundancy if the primary FortiGate unit fails. This system design is known as High
Availability (HA) and is intended to improve network reliability.
Switch
Switch
WAN 1
WAN 1
FortiGate
(Primary)
FortiGate
(Backup)
Internal Network
Internal
Internal
Dual HA Links
Internet
WAN 1
FortiGate
(Primary)
Internal Network
Internal
Internet
HA 1
HA 2
HA 1
HA 2
THE FOR
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TE COOKBOOK
Summary of Contents for FortiGate 1U
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