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High availability installation
Configuring the FortiGate for the Network
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Select Apply.
The FortiGate-5000 modules negotiate to establish an HA cluster. When you select
apply you may temporarily lose connectivity with the FortiGate module as the
negotiation takes place.
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Repeat this procedure for all the FortiGate-5000 modules in the cluster. Once all of
the modules are configured, continue with
“Connecting the cluster to your networks”
on page 37
.
Configuring FortiGate-5000 modules for HA using the CLI
Use the following procedure to configure each FortiGate-5000 modules for HA
operation.
To change the FortiGate-5000 module host name
1
Connect to the CLI.
See
“Connecting to the command line interface (CLI)” on page 16
.
2
Change the host name.
config system global
set hostname <name_str>
end
To configure the FortiGate-5000 module for HA operation
1
Configure HA settings.
Use the following command to:
•
Set the HA mode
•
Set the Group ID
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Change the unit priority
•
Enable override master
•
Enter an HA password
•
Select an active-active HA schedule
config system ha
set mode {a-a | a-p | standalone}
set groupid <id_integer>
set priority <priority_integer>
set override {disable | enable}
set password <password_str>
set schedule {hub | ip | ipport | leastconnection | none
| random | round-robin | weight-round-robin}
end
The FortiGate-5000 module negotiates to establish an HA cluster.
2
Repeat this procedure for all the FortiGate-5000 modules in the cluster. Once all of
the modules are configured, continue with
“Connecting the cluster to your networks”
on page 37
.
3
If you are configuring a Transparent mode cluster, switch the FortiGate-5000 modules
to Transparent mode.
