Quick Configuration Guide
FortiGate-5001A base backplane data communication
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In a FortiGate-5140 or FortiGate-5050 chassis, FortiGate-5001A base backplane
communication requires one or two FortiSwitch-5003A or FortiSwitch-5003
boards. A FortiSwitch board installed in chassis base slot 1 provides
communication on the base1 interface. A FortiSwitch-5003 board installed in
chassis base slot 2 provides communication on the base2 interface. The
FortiGate-5020 chassis supports base backplane data communication for both
interfaces with no additions or changes to the chassis.
For details and configuration examples of FortiGate-5001A base backplane
communication using the FortiSwitch-5003 board, see the
FortiGate-5000 Backplane Communications Guide
.
To enable base backplane data communication from the FortiGate-5001A
web-based manager
From the FortiGate-5001A web-based manager use the following steps to enable
base backplane data communication.
1
Go to
System > Network > Interface
.
2
Select Show backplane interfaces.
The base1 and base2 backplane interfaces now appear in all Interface lists. You
can now configure the base backplane interfaces and add routes, firewall policies
and other configuration settings using these interfaces.
Figure 13: FortiGate-5001A interface list with backplane interfaces enabled
(FortiGate-ADM-XB2 also installed)
To enable base backplane data communication from the FortiGate-5001A
CLI
From the FortiGate-5001A board CLI you can use the following steps to enable
base backplane data communication.
1
Enter the following command to show the backplane interfaces:
config system global
set show-backplane-intf enable
end
The base1 and base2 backplane interfaces now appear in all Interface lists. You
can now configure the base backplane interfaces and add routes, firewall policies
and other configuration settings using these interfaces.
Note:
Installing a FortiSwitch-5003A board and a FortiSwitch-5003 board in the same
chassis is not supported.
