ADOM Design
Enable ADOMs to support logs other than FortiGate logs (including Syslog and FortiClient EMS). You do not need to separate ADOMs by FortiOS versions.
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In version 5.4.x, the following applies to version 5.4.4 and higher. In version 5.6.x, it applies to version 5.6.1 and higher: When creating, editing, or viewing ADOMs, the version is displayed only if FortiManager features are enabled. |
If your devices have a mix of high-volume and low-volume log rates, put high-volume log rate devices in one ADOM and low-volume log rate devices in another ADOM. This helps prevent quota enforcement from adversely affecting the low-volume log devices. For best practices about setting quotas for ADOMs, see Allocate quota and set log retention policy.
For more information, see the FortiAnalyzer Administration Guide.
ADOM considerations
A large number of ADOMs can significantly increase the size of configuration files which increases backup and restore time. Do not create more ADOMs than your business needs.