Quick Configuration Guide
Powering off the FortiGate-5001FA2 board
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Figure 9: FortiGate-5001FA2 interface list with backplane interfaces enabled
To enable base backplane data communication from the FortiGate-5001FA2
CLI
From the FortiGate-5001FA2 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 port9 and port10 backplane interfaces now appear in all Interface lists.
Powering off the FortiGate-5001FA2 board
To avoid potential hardware problems, always shut down the FortiGate-5001FA2
operating system properly before removing the FortiGate-5001FA2 board from a
chassis slot or before powering down the chassis.
To power off a FortiGate-5001FA2 board
1
Shut down the FortiGate-5001FA2 operating system:
• From the web-based manager, go to
System > Status
and from the
Unit
Operation
widget, select Shutdown and then select OK.
• From the CLI enter
execute shutdown
2
Remove the FortiGate-5001FA2 board from the chassis slot.
Note:
Once a shutdown operation is completed, the only way to restart the
FortiGate-5001FA2 board is to remove and reinsert it.
