FortiGate-5144C Chassis
Fortinet Technologies Inc.
Do not operate the FortiGate-5144C chassis with open slots on the front or back panel. For
optimum cooling performance and safety, each chassis slot must contain either a FortiGate-
5000 series board or an air baffle slot filler. For the same reason, all cooling fan trays and the
air filter should be installed while the chassis is operating. As well all four PEMs (two primary
and two redundant) must be installed in the back of the chassis.
Example FortiGate-5144C front panel
FortiGate-5001D
boards
slots 4, 6, 8, 10,
12, and 14
FortiGate-5001D
boards
slots 3, 5, 7, 9,
11, and 13
FortiController-5903C
boards
slots 1 and 2
ESD
socket
Slot
numbers
Fan Tray 1 (front)
Fan Tray 2 (front)
Primary Shelf Manager
Secondary Shelf Manager
Air filter
frame
FortiGate-5144C back panel
The FortiGate-5144C chassis back panel includes access to hot swappable fan trays 3 and 4.
The FortiGate-5144C chassis back panel includes four -48V to -60 VDC power entry modules (PEMs). Fortinet ships the
FortiGate-5144C chassis with all four installed. The PEMs are divided into two power feeds. PEMs 1 and 2 make up
feed A. PEMs 3 and 4 make up power feed B. To provide power to the chassis you must connect the PEMs in feed A. To
provide redundant power you can also connect the PEMs in feed B.
FortiGate-5144C 6.2.3 Chassis Guide
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