FortiGate-5001A Security System Guide
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Base backplane gigabit communication
FortiGate-5001A security system
Base backplane gigabit communication
The FortiGate-5001A base backplane gigabit interfaces can be used for HA
heartbeat communication between FortiGate-5001A boards installed in the same
or in different FortiGate-5000 chassis. You can also configure FortiGate-5001A
boards to use the base backplane interfaces for data communication between
FortiGate boards. To support base backplane communications your
FortiGate-5140 or FortiGate-5050 chassis must include one or more
FortiSwitch-5003 boards. FortiSwitch-5003 boards are installed in chassis slots 1
and 2. The FortiGate-5020 chassis supports base backplane communication with
no additions or changes to the chassis.
For information about base backplane communication in FortiGate-5140 and
FortiGate-5050 chassis, see the
FortiGate-5000 Base Backplane Communication
Guide
. For information about the FortiSwitch-5003 board, see the
FortiSwitch-5003 Guide
.
Fabric backplane gigabit communication
The FortiGate-5001A fabric backplane gigabit interfaces can be used for data
communication or HA heartbeat communication between FortiGate-5001A boards
installed in the same or in different FortiGate-5000 chassis. The fabric backplane
is also reserved for future 10 gigabit operation. To support fabric backplane
communications your FortiGate-5140 or FortiGate-5050 chassis must include one
or more gigabit switch boards installed in chassis slots 1 and 2. The
FortiGate-5020 chassis does not support fabric backplane communications.
AMC modules
You can install one FortiGate ADM module in the FortiGate-5001A-DW front panel
AMC double-width opening. The following FortiGate ADM modules are available:
• FortiGate-ADM-XB2, provides 2 accelerated XFP 10 gigabit interfaces.
• FortiGate-ADM-FB8, provides 8 accelerated SFP 1 gigabit interfaces.
Figure 2: FortiGate-ADM-XB2
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