Scheduling FortiGate CNF instance upgrades
When a new FortiGate CNF instance version is released, an upgrade will be scheduled by Fortinet. You can change the timing of your instance upgrade from within a 30-day window.
When a FortiGate CNF instance version upgrade is planned, your existing instances can use the older (current) version up to the final day of the available upgrade window.
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The FortiGate CNF instance will go down for approximately five minutes during the upgrade. |
For a regular upgrade, if you do not schedule the upgrade, the system will automatically perform the upgrade at the end of the available upgrade time window.
Rollback
If the upgrade of the FortiGate CNF instance is incompatible with your network configuration, you may roll back the upgrade to the previous version.
The rollback feature is available for seven days after an upgrade.
After a rollback, if you do not schedule an upgrade, you will not receive an upgrade notice until the next version is available for upgrade.
You may perform as many rollbacks and upgrades as you want within the available upgrade window.
Scheduling an upgrade
To set the schedule for your CNF instance upgrade:
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An upgrade schedule is created by Fortinet, with an upgrade start date and end date. The upgrade will be scheduled within this upgrade window. Typically the end date will be 30 days after the start date, although this may vary.
In your FortiGate CNF console, a notification is displayed.
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In the FortiGate CNF console, go to CNF Instances, select the appropriate instance from the list and click Edit.
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Click Instance Upgrade. This option is only available when an upgrade has been scheduled by Fortinet. When an upgrade has not been scheduled, Instance Version is displayed.
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Click Reschedule Upgrade and select the new upgrade date and time. The new time cannot be later then the last time to upgrade in the available upgrade window.
The upgrade is set to the new date.
FortiGate CNF sends two reminder emails leading up to the scheduled upgrade: 24 hours and one hour prior to the scheduled upgrade start time.
Rolling back an upgrade
To roll back an upgrade:
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Within seven days after an upgrade, in the FortiGate CNF console, go to CNF Instances.
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Select the appropriate instance from the list and click Edit.
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Click Instance Version.
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Click Rollback Upgrade.
The instance is rolled back to the previous version.
After a successful rollback of an upgrade, FortiGate CNF sends a notification email that includes a reminder of the rescheduled upgrade.